New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 6:27-42

27“But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you who hearἀκούουσιν·akouousinG191,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160goodκαλῶςkalōsG2573to thoseG3588who hateμισοῦσινmisousinG3404you,

28blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127thoseτοὺςtousG3588who curseκαταρωμένουςkatarōmenousG2672you,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336for thoseτῶνtōnG3588whomistreatἐπηρεαζόντωνepēreazontōnG1908you.

29Whoever hitsτύπτοντίtuptontiG5180you on the cheekσιαγόνα,siagonaG4600,offerπάρεχεparecheG3930him the otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoG2532;and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντόςairontosG142yourcoatἱμάτιονhimationG2440,do not withholdκωλύσῃς.¶kōlusēsG2967yourshirtχιτῶναchitōnaG5509from him eitherG2532.

30Giveδίδου·didouG1325to everyoneΠαντὶPantiG3956who asksαἰτοῦντίaitountiG154of you, and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντοςairontosG142whatG3588is yoursG4674,do not demandG523it backG523.

31TreatποιῶσινpoiōsinG4160othersἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444the sameG3668wayG3668you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309them to treatποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160you.

32IfεἰeiG1487you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25you, whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? For evenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶσιν.agapōsinG25them.

33IfἐὰνeanG1437you doG15goodἀγαθοποιῆτεagathopoiēteG15to thoseG3588who doG15goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15to you, whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? For evenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268doποιοῦσιν.poiousinG4160the sameαὐτὸautoG846.

34IfἐὰνeanG1437you lendδανίσητεdanisēteG1155to those from whomὧνhōnG3739you expectἐλπίζετεelpizeteG1679to receiveλαβεῖν,labeinG2983,whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? EvenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268lendδανίζουσινdanizousinG1155to sinnersἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartōloisG268in orderἵναinaG2443to receiveἀπολάβωσινapolabōsinG618backG618the sameἴσα.isaG2470amount.

35ButloveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,and doG15goodἀγαθοποιεῖτεagathopoieiteG15,and lendδανίζετεdanizeteG1155,expectingG560nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367in returnG560;and your rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408will be greatπολύς,polusG4183, and you will besonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310HighG5310;for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846is kindχρηστόςchrēstosG5543to ungratefulἀχαρίστουςacharistousG884and evilπονηρούς.¶ponērousG4190men.

36Be mercifulοἰκτίρμονεςoiktirmonesG3629,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962is mercifulοἰκτίρμωνoiktirmōnG3629.

37“Do not judgeκρίνετε,krineteG2919,and you will not be judgedκριθῆτε.krithēteG2919;and do not condemnκαταδικάζετε,katadikazeteG2613,and you will not be condemnedκαταδικασθῆτε.katadikasthēteG2613;pardonἀπολύετε,apolueteG630,and you will be pardonedἀπολυθήσεσθε.apoluthēsestheG630.

38Giveδίδοτε,didoteG1325,and it will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to you. They willpourδώσουσινdōsousinG1325into your lapκόλπονkolponG2859agoodκαλὸνkalonG2570measureμέτρονmetronG3358--pressedG4085downG4085,shakenσεσαλευμένονsesaleumenonG4531togetherG4531, andrunningG5240overG5240.For by your standardμέτρῳmetrōG3358of measureμετρεῖτε,metreiteG3354it will be measuredG488to you in returnG488.”

39And He alsoκαὶkaiG2532spokeG3004a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to them: “A blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185manτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185cannotμήτι δύναταιmēti dunataiG1410 G3385guideὁδηγεῖν;hodēgeinG3594a blindG5185manG5185,can he? Will they not bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297fallἐμπεσοῦνται;¶empesountaiG1706into a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999?

40ApupilμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101is not aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228his teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320;but everyoneπᾶςpasG3956,after he has been fullyG2675trainedG2675, willbe likeὡςhōsG5613his teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320.

41WhyΤίTiG5101do you lookβλέπειςblepeisG991at the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,but do not noticeκατανοεῖς;katanoeisG2657the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your ownἰδίῳidiōG2398eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

42Or howπῶςpōsG4459canδύνασαιdunasaiG1410you sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to your brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,letἄφεςaphesG863me takeἐκβάλωekbalōG1544out the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,’when you yourselfαὐτὸςautosG846do not seeβλέπων;blepōnG991the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your own eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?You hypocriteὑποκριτά,hupokritaG5273,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413takeἔκβαλεekbaleG1544the logδοκὸνdokonG1385out of your own eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,and thenτότεtoteG5119you will seeδιαβλέψειςdiablepseisG1227clearlyG1227to takeἐκβαλεῖν.ekbaleinG1544out the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788.

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