New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 6:20-49

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.

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.”

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