1 N ow it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands.

And it came to pass on second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating, rubbing in their hands.

2 A nd some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

3 B ut Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

4 h ow he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?”

how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that eat, unless the priests alone?

5 A nd He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” Healing on the Sabbath

And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.

6 N ow it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.

And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

7 S o the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.

8 B ut He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood.

9 T hen Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?”

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy ?

10 A nd when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch out thy hand. And he did and his hand was restored as the other.

11 B ut they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. The Twelve Apostles

But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.

12 N ow it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.

13 A nd when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles:

And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:

14 S imon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

15 M atthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;

Matthew and Thomas, James the of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot,

16 J udas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor. Jesus Heals a Great Multitude

Judas of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also betrayer;

17 A nd He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,

and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

18 a s well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.

and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed.

19 A nd the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. The Beatitudes

And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed all.

20 T hen He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21 B lessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh.

Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

22 B lessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

23 R ejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets. Jesus Pronounces Woes

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

24 “ But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation.

But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.

25 W oe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep.

Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

26 W oe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets. Love Your Enemies

Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

27 “ But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

28 b less those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.

29 T o him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.

To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

30 G ive to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.

To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

31 A nd just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.

32 “ But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.

33 A nd if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

34 A nd if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.

35 B ut love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

36 T herefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. Do Not Judge

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

37 “ Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.

38 G ive, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

39 A nd He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind lead a blind ? shall not both fall into ditch?

40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.

41 A nd why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?

But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye?

42 O r how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye. A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow, I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.

43 “ For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

44 F or every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Build on the Rock

The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

46 “ But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?

47 W hoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

48 H e is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

49 B ut he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.