New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 6

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1NowδὲdeG1161it happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096thatJesus was passingδιαπορεύεσθαιdiaporeuesthaiG1279throughδιὰdiaG1223somegrainfieldsσπορίμων,sporimōnG4702on a SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521,and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were pickingἔτιλλονetillonG5089the headsG4719ofG4719grainστάχυαςstachuasG4719,rubbingψώχοντεςpsōchontesG5597them in their handsχερσίν.chersinG5495,and eatingἤσθιονēsthionG2068them.

2But someτινὲςtinesG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330saidG3004, “WhyτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160whatὃhoG3739is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832on the Sabbathσάββασιν;sabbasinG4521?”

3And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424,answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them, saidG3004,“Have you not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatὃhoG3739DavidG1160didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160whenG3698he was hungryἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983,he and thoseG3588who were with him,

4howὡςhōsG5613he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,and tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983and ateG2068theconsecratedπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286breadἄρτουςartousG740,whichοὓςhousG3739is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for anyoneto eatG2068exceptG1508the priestsἱερεῖς;hi'ereisG2409aloneμόνουςmonousG3441,and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325it to his companionsμετ᾽met᾽G3588 G3326?”

5And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444is LordκύριόςkuriosG2962of the SabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521.”

6On anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521He enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and taughtδιδάσκειν·didaskeinG1321;and a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563whoseG2532 G846rightδεξιὰdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495was witheredξηρά.xēraG3584.

7NowδὲdeG1161the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were watchingπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906HimcloselyG3906to seeifεἰeiG1487He healedθεραπεύειtherapeueiG2323on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521,soG2443thatG2443they might findεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147a reasonto accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723Him.

8But HeknewG3609whatG1261they were thinkingG1261,and He saidG3004to the manἀνδρὶandriG435with the witheredξηρὰνxēranG3584handχεῖρα·cheiraG5495,“GetG1453upG1453andcomeστῆθιstēthiG2476forwardεἰς μέσον.eis mesonG1519 G3319!”And he gotG450upG450andcameἔστη.estēG2476forward.

9And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“I askἐπερωτῶeperōtōG1905you whetherεἰeiG1487it is lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doG15goodἀγαθοποιῆσαιagathopoiēsaiG15on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521orἢēG2228to doG2554harmG2554,to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982a lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590orἢēG2228to destroyἀπολέσαι;apolesaiG622it?”

10And afterlookingπεριβλεψάμενοςperiblepsamenosG4017aroundG4017at them allπάνταςpantasG3956,He saidG3004to him,“StretchἔκτεινονekteinonG1614outG1614your handχεῖράcheiraG5495!”And he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160so;and his handχεὶρcheirG5495was restoredἀπεκατεστάθηapekatestathēG600.

11But they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846were filledG4092with senselessG454rageG454, and begandiscussingδιελάλουνdielalounG1255togetherπρὸς ἀλλήλουςpros allēlousG4314 G240whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302they might doποιήσαιενpoiēsaienG4160to JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

Choosing the Twelve

12NowδὲdeG1161it wasat thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250that He wentἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831offG1831tothe mountainὄροςorosG3735toprayπροσεύξασθαι·proseuxasthaiG4336,and He spentG1273theG1273wholeG1273nightG1273in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335with Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13And whenὅτεhoteG3753dayἡμέρα,hēmeraG2250cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096,He calledπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101toG4377Him and choseἐκλεξάμενοςeklexamenosG1586twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427of them, whomοὓςhousG3739He alsoG2532namedὠνόμασεν·ōnomasenG3687asapostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652:

14SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whomὃνhonG3739He alsoG2532namedὠνόμασενōnomasenG3687PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,and his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406; andJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491;and PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376and BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖονBartholomaionG918;

15andMatthewG3102and ThomasΘωμᾶνThōmanG2381;JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256,and SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613who was calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564the ZealotζηλωτὴνzēlōtēnG2208;

16JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455the sonof JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385,and JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455IscariotἸσκαριὼθIskariōthG2469,whoὃςhosG3739becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a traitorπροδότης.prodotēsG4273.

17And then JesuscameG2597downG2597with them and stoodἔστηestēG2476on a levelπεδινοῦ.pedinouG3977placeτόπουtopouG5117; and there wasa largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,and a greatπολὺpoluG4183multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992from allπάσηςpasēsG3956JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449and JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and the coastalG3882regionG3882ofTyreΤύρουTurouG5184and SidonΣιδῶνοςSidōnosG4605,

18whoG3739had comeG2064to hearG191Him and to be healedG2390of their diseasesG3554;and thoseοἱhoiG3588who were troubledἐνοχλούμενοιenochloumenoiG1776by uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151were being curedἐθεραπεύοντο.etherapeuontoG2323.

19And allπᾶςpasG3956thepeopleὄχλοςochlosG3793were tryingἐζήτουνezētounG2212totouchἅπτεσθαιhaptesthaiG681Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411was comingἐξήρχετο,exērchetoG1831from Him and healingἰᾶτοiatoG2390themallπάντας.¶pantasG3956.

The Beatitudes

20And He raisedἐπάραςeparasG1869His eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788towardεἰςeisG1519His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101and begansayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107areyou who are poorπτωχοί,ptōchoiG4434, foryoursG5212is the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

21BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107areyou who are hungryπεινῶντεςpeinōntesG3983nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you will be satisfiedχορτασθήσεσθε.¶chortasthēsestheG5526.BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107areyou who weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you will laughγελάσετε.¶gelaseteG1070.

22BlessedΜακάριοίMakarioiG3107are you whenὅτανhotanG3752the peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444hateμισήσωσινmisēsōsinG3404you, and whenὅτανhotanG3752theyexcludeἀφορίσωσινaphorisōsinG873you, and insultὀνειδίσωσινoneidisōsinG3679you, and scornἐκβάλωσινekbalōsinG1544your nameὄνομαonomaG3686as evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190,on accountἕνεκαhenekaG1752of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444.

23RejoiceχάρητεcharēteG5463on that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250andjumpσκιρτήσατε·skirtēsateG4640for joy,for beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,your rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408is greatπολὺςpolusG4183in heavenοὐρανῷ.ouranōG3772.For their fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962used totreatἐποίουνepoiounG4160the prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396the sameG846wayκατὰkataG2596.

24But woeοὐαὶouaiG3759toyou who are richπλουσίοις,plousioisG4145, foryou are receivingG568your comfortπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874in fullG568.

25WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you whoare well-fedἐμπεπλησμένοιempeplēsmenoiG1705nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you will be hungryπεινάσετε.¶peinaseteG3983.WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youwho laughγελῶντεςgelōntesG1070nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you will mournπενθήσετεpenthēseteG3996and weepκλαύσετε.¶klauseteG2799.

26WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youwhenὅτανhotanG3752allπάντεςpantesG3956the peopleἄνθρωποι·anthrōpoiG444speakG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573of you; for their fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962used totreatἐποίουνepoiounG4160thefalseψευδοπροφήταιςpseudoprophētaisG5578prophetsG5578the sameG846wayκατὰkataG2596.

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

28blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127thoseτοὺςtousG3588who curseκαταρωμένουςkatarōmenousG2672you,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336for thoseτῶνtōnG3588who areG1908abusiveG1908to you.

29Whoever hitsτύπτοντίtuptontiG5180you on the cheekσιαγόνα,siagonaG4600,offerπάρεχεparecheG3930him the otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoG2532;and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντόςairontosG142yourcloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440,do not withholdκωλύσῃς.¶kōlusēsG2967yourtunicχιτῶναchitōnaG5509from him eitherG2532.

30Giveδίδου·didouG1325to everyoneΠαντὶPantiG3956who asksαἰτοῦντίaitountiG154of you, and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντοςairontosG142whatG3588is yoursG4674,do not demandG523itbackG523.

31TreatποιῶσινpoiōsinG4160peopleἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444the sameG3668wayG3668you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309them totreatποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160you.

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

33And ifἐὰνeanG1437you doG15goodἀγαθοποιῆτεagathopoiēteG15to thoseG3588who doG15goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15to you, whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? For evenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268doποιοῦσιν.poiousinG4160the sameαὐτὸautoG846.

34And ifἐὰνeanG1437you lendδανίσητεdanisēteG1155to those from whomὧνhōnG3739you expectἐλπίζετεelpizeteG1679to receiveλαβεῖν,labeinG2983,whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? EvenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268lendδανίζουσινdanizousinG1155to sinnersἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartōloisG268inG2443orderG2443toG2443receiveἀπολάβωσινapolabōsinG618backG618the sameἴσα.isaG2470amount.

35ButloveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190and doG15goodἀγαθοποιεῖτεagathopoieiteG15,and lendδανίζετεdanizeteG1155,expectingG560nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367inG560returnG560;and your rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408will be greatπολύς,polusG4183, and you will besonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310HighG5310;for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846is kindχρηστόςchrēstosG5543to ungratefulἀχαρίστουςacharistousG884and evilπονηρούς.¶ponērousG4190people.

36Be mercifulοἰκτίρμονεςoiktirmonesG3629,justG2531asG2531your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962is mercifulοἰκτίρμωνoiktirmōnG3629.

37“Do notjudgeκρίνετε,krineteG2919,and you will not be judgedκριθῆτε.krithēteG2919; and do notcondemnκαταδικάζετε,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 inG488returnG488.”

39NowδὲdeG1161He alsoκαὶkaiG2532spokeG3004a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to them: “A personG5185whoG5185isG5185blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185cannotμήτι δύναταιmēti dunataiG1410 G3385guideὁδηγεῖν;hodēgeinG3594anotherwhoG5185isG5185blindτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185,can he? Will they not bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297fallἐμπεσοῦνται;¶empesountaiG1706into a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999?

40AstudentμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101is not aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228the teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320;but everyoneπᾶςpasG3956,when he has been fullyG2675trainedG2675,will be likeὡςhōsG5613his teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320.

41WhyΤίTiG5101do you lookβλέπειςblepeisG991at thespeckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,but do not noticeκατανοεῖς;katanoeisG2657the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your ownἰδίῳidiōG2398eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

42HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύνασαιdunasaiG1410you sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to your brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,letἄφεςaphesG863me takeG1544outG1544thespeckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,’when you yourselfαὐτὸςautosG846do not seeβλέπων;blepōnG991the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your own eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?You hypocriteὑποκριτά,hupokritaG5273,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413takeG1544the logδοκὸνdokonG1385outG1544of your own eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,and thenτότεtoteG5119you will seeδιαβλέψειςdiablepseisG1227clearlyG1227to takeG1544outG1544thespeckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788.

43For there is noοὐouG3756goodκαλὸνkalonG2570treeδένδρονdendronG1186that bearsποιοῦνpoiounG4160badσαπρόν·sapronG4550fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,norοὐδὲoudeG3761,on the otherG3825handG3825,a badσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186that bearsποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλόν·kalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

44For eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538treeδένδρονdendronG1186is knownγινώσκεται.ginōsketaiG1097by its ownἰδίουidiouG2398fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590. For peopledo not gatherσυλλέγουσινsullegousinG4816figsσῦκαsukaG4810from thornsἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173,norοὐδὲoudeG3761do they pickτρυγῶσιν.¶trugōsinG5166grapesσταφυλὴνstaphulēnG4718from a briarG942bushβάτουbatouG942.

45The goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444out of the goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344of his heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588bringsG4393forthπροφέρειprophereiG4393whatG3588isG18goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18;and the evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190personout of the evilπονηροῦponērouG4190treasurebringsG4393forthπροφέρειprophereiG4393whatG3588is evilπονηρόν·ponēronG4190;for his mouthστόμαstomaG4750speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980fromthat whichG4051fillsG4051hisheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

The Parable of the Builders

46“NowδέdeG1161whyτίtiG5101do you callκαλεῖτε·kaleiteG2564Me, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,’and do not doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160whatἃhaG3739I sayλέγω;¶legōG3004?

47EveryoneΠᾶςPasG3956who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064to Me and hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191My wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056andactsποιῶνpoiōnG4160on them, I will showὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263you whomτίνιtiniG5101he is likeὅμοιος.homoiosG3664:

48he is likeὅμοιόςhomoiosG3664a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444buildingοἰκοδομοῦντιoikodomountiG3618a houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,whoὃςhosG3739dugἔσκαψενeskapsenG4626deepἐβάθυνενebathunenG900and laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087a foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310on the rockπέτραν.petranG4073;and when there was a floodπλημμύρηςplēmmurēsG4132,the riverποταμὸςpotamosG4215burstπροσέρηξενproserēxenG4366againstG4366that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614and yetit couldἴσχυσενischusenG2480not shakeσαλεῦσαιsaleusaiG4531it, becauseδιὰdiaG1223it had been wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573builtοἰκοδομῆσθαιoikodomēsthaiG3618.

49But the one who has heardἀκούσαςakousasG191and has not actedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160accordinglyis likeὅμοιόςhomoiosG3664a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who builtοἰκοδομήσαντιoikodomēsantiG3618a houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the groundγῆνgēnG1093withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565a foundationθεμελίουthemeliouG2310;and the riverποταμός,potamosG4215burstπροσέρηξενproserēxenG4366againstG4366it and it immediatelyG2117collapsedG4844,and the ruinῥῆγμαrhēgmaG4485of that houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614was greatμέγα.¶megaG3173.”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

Choosing the Twelve

The Beatitudes

The Parable of the Builders

Commentaries on Luke 6