Luke 6
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Luke 6:12-20

12It was 1at thisG3778 timeG2250 that He wentG1831 offG1831 to 2the mountainG3735 to 3prayG4336, and He spentG1273 the wholeG1273 nightG1273 in prayerG4335 to GodG2316. 13And whenG3753 dayG2250 cameG1096, 4He calledG4377 His disciplesG3101 to Him and choseG1586 twelveG1427 of them, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 namedG3687 as 5apostlesG652: 14SimonG4613, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 namedG3687 PeterG4074, and AndrewG406 his brotherG80; and 6JamesG2385 and JohnG2491; and PhilipG5376 and BartholomewG918; 15and 7MatthewG3102 and ThomasG2381; JamesG2385 the son of AlphaeusG256, and SimonG4613 who was calledG2564 the ZealotG2208; 16JudasG2455 the son of JamesG2385, and JudasG2455 IscariotG2469, whoG3739 becameG1096 a traitorG4273.

17Jesus 8cameG2597 downG2597 with them and stoodG2476 on a levelG3977 placeG5117; and there was 9a largeG4183 crowdG3793 of His disciplesG3101, and a greatG4183 throngG4128 of peopleG2992 from allG3956 JudeaG2453 and JerusalemG2419 and the coastalG3882 regionG3882 of 10TyreG5184 and SidonG4605, 18whoG3739 had comeG2064 to hearG191 Him and to be healedG2390 of their diseasesG3554; and thoseG3588 who were troubledG1776 with uncleanG169 spiritsG4151 were being curedG2323. 19And allG3956 the 11peopleG3793 were tryingG2212 to 12touchG681 Him, for 13powerG1411 was comingG1831 from Him and healingG2390 them allG3956.

20And turningG1869 His gazeG3788 towardG1519 His disciplesG3101, He began to sayG3004, “14BlessedG3107 are 15you who are poorG4434, for 16yoursG5212 is the kingdomG932 of GodG2316.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 6:12 Lit in these days ↩
  2. 2. Luke 6:12 Matt 5:1 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 6:12 Matt 14:23; Luke 5:16; 9:18, 28 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 6:13 Luke 6:13-16: Matt 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Acts 1:13 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 6:13 Mark 6:30 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 6:14 Or Jacob, also vv 15 and 16 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 6:15 Matt 9:9 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 6:17 Luke 6:12 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 6:17 Matt 4:25; Mark 3:7, 8 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 6:17 Matt 11:21 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 6:19 Lit crowd ↩
  12. 12. Luke 6:19 Matt 9:21; 14:36; Mark 3:10 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 6:19 Luke 5:17 ↩
  14. 14. Luke 6:20 Luke 6:20-23: Matt 5:3-12 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 6:20 Lit the ↩
  16. 16. Luke 6:20 Matt 5:3 ↩

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