Luke 6

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 It happened that one Sabbath he was walking through the cornfields, and his disciples were pickingears of corn, rubbing them in their hands and eating them.	1 And it came to pass on the second first sabbath, that as he went through the corn fields, his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
2 Some of the Pharisees said, 'Why are you doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath day?'	2 And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?
3 Jesus answered them, 'So you have not read what David did when he and his fol owers were hungry-	3 And Jesus answering them, said: Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they that were with him:
4 how he went into the house of God and took the loaves of the offering and ate them and gave them tohis fol owers, loaves which the priests alone are al owed to eat?'	4 How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of proposition, and gave to them that were with him, which is not lawful to eat but only for the priests?
5 And he said to them, 'The Son of man is master of the Sabbath.'	5 And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
6 Now on another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was present, andhis right hand was withered.	6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught. And there was a man, whose right hand was withered.
7 The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure somebody on the Sabbath,hoping to find something to charge him with.	7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.
8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand, 'Get up and stand out in themiddle!' And he came forward and stood there.	8 But he knew their thoughts; and said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And rising he stood forth.
9 Then Jesus said to them, 'I put it to you: is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to savelife, or to destroy it?'	9 Then Jesus said to them: I ask you, if it be lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy?
10 Then he looked round at them al and said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' He did so, and his handwas restored.	10 And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored.
11 But they were furious and began to discuss the best way of dealing with Jesus.	11 And they were filled with madness; and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.
12 Now it happened in those days that he went onto the mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night inprayer to God.	12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.
13 When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he cal ed them 'apostles':	13 And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles):
14 Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,	14 Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon cal ed the Zealot,	15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,
16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor.	16 And Jude, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.
17 He then came down with them and stopped at a piece of level ground where there was a largegathering of his disciples, with a great crowd of people from al parts of Judaea and Jerusalem and the coastalregion of Tyre and Sidon	17 And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon,
18 who had come to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. People tormented by unclean spirits werealso cured,	18 Who were come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits, were cured.
19 and everyone in the crowd was trying to touch him because power came out of him that cured them al .	19 And all the multitude sought to touch him, for virtue went out from him, and healed all.
20 Then fixing his eyes on his disciples he said: How blessed are you who are poor: the kingdom of Godis yours.	20 And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are you who are hungry now: you shal have your fil . Blessed are you who are weeping now:you shall laugh.	21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh.
22 'Blessed are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as criminal,on account of the Son of man.	22 Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23 Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, look!-your reward wil be great in heaven. This wasthe way their ancestors treated the prophets.	23 Be glad in that day and rejoice; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For according to these things did their fathers to the prophets.
24 But alas for you who are rich: you are having your consolation now.	24 But woe to you that are rich: for you have your consolation.
25 Alas for you who have plenty to eat now: you shal go hungry. Alas for you who are laughing now: youshall mourn and weep.	25 Woe to you that are filled: for you shall hunger. Woe to you that now laugh: for you shall mourn and weep.
26 'Alas for you when everyone speaks wel of you! This was the way their ancestors treated the falseprophets.	26 Woe to you when men shall bless you: for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets.
27 'But I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,	27 But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you.
28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly.	28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them that calumniate you.
29 To anyone who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek as well; to anyone who takes yourcloak from you, do not refuse your tunic.	29 And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.
30 Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from someone who takes it.	30 Give to every one that asketh thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.
31 Treat others as you would like people to treat you.	31 And as you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner.
32 If you love those who love you, what credit can you expect? Even sinners love those who love them.	32 And if you love them that love you, what thanks are to you? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit can you expect? For even sinners do thatmuch.	33 And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? for sinners also do this.
34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to get money back, what credit can you expect? Evensinners lend to sinners to get back the same amount.	34 And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? for sinners also lend to sinners, for to receive as much.
35 Instead, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend without any hope of return. You wil have agreat reward, and you wil be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.	35 But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful, and to the evil.
36 'Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.	36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you wil not be condemned; forgive,and you wil be forgiven.	37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.
38 Give, and there wil be gifts for you: a ful measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing,wil be poured into your lap; because the standard you use will be the standard used for you.'	38 Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.
39 He also told them a parable, 'Can one blind person guide another? Surely both wil fal into a pit?	39 And he spoke also to them a similitude: Can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch?
40 Disciple is not superior to teacher; but ful y trained disciple wil be like teacher.	40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect, if he be as his master.
41 Why do you observe the splinter in your brother's eye and never notice the great log in your own?	41 And why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye: but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not?
42 How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take out that splinter in your eye," when you cannotsee the great log in your own? Hypocrite! Take the log out of your own eye first, and then you wil see clearlyenough to take out the splinter in your brother's eye.	42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me pull the mote out of thy eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye? Hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thy own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother's eye.
43 'There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces sound fruit.	43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit; nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit.
44 Every tree can be told by its own fruit: people do not pick figs from thorns, nor gather grapes frombrambles.	44 For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns; nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape.
45 Good people draw what is good from the store of goodness in their hearts; bad people draw what isbad from the store of badness. For the words of the mouth flow out of what fil s the heart.	45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
46 'Why do you call me, "Lord, Lord" and not do what I say?	46 And why call you me, Lord, Lord; and do not the things which I say?
47 'Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and acts on them -- I wil show you what such aperson is like.	47 Every one that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like.
48 Such a person is like the man who, when he built a house, dug, and dug deep, and laid thefoundations on rock; when the river was in flood it bore down on that house but could not shake it, it was so welbuilt.	48 He is like to a man building a house, who digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock. And when a flood came, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and it could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.
49 But someone who listens and does nothing is like the man who built a house on soil, with nofoundations; as soon as the river bore down on it, it col apsed; and what a ruin that house became!'	49 But he that heareth, and doth not, is like to a man building his house upon the earth without a foundation: against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.