Luk 6:17-49 | ESV | STEP | And he came down with them and stood on a level place , with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon ,

17 And ^ahe came down with them and stood on a level place, with ^ba great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of ^cTyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. ^dAnd those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd ^esought to touch him, for ^fpower came out from him and healed them all.

The Beatitudes

20 And ^ghe lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^hand said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ⁱyours is the kingdom of God.

21 ^j“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

^k“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

22 “Blessed are you when ^lpeople hate you and when they ^mexclude you and revile you and ⁿspurn your name as evil, ^oon account of the Son of Man! 23 ^pRejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for ^qso their fathers did to the prophets.

Jesus Pronounces Woes

24 ^r“But woe to you who are rich, ^sfor you ^thave received your consolation.

25 “Woe to you who are full now, for ^uyou shall be hungry.

“Woe to ^vyou who laugh now, ^wfor you shall mourn and weep.

26 “Woe to you, ^xwhen all people speak well of you, for ^yso their fathers did to ^zthe false prophets.

Love Your Enemies

27 “But I say to you who hear, ^aaLove your enemies, ^abdo good to those who hate you, 28 ^acbless those who curse you, ^adpray for those who abuse you. 29 ^aeTo one who ^afstrikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} either. 30 ^ahGive to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And ^aias you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

32 ^aj“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And ^akif you ^allend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But ^amlove your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^anyou will be sons of ^aothe Most High, for ^aphe is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 ^aqBe merciful, even as ^aryour Father is merciful.

Judging Others

37 ^as, ^at“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; ^auforgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 ^avgive, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put ^awinto your lap. For ^axwith the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

39 He also told them a parable: ^ay“Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 ^azA disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is ^bafully trained will be like his teacher. 41 ^bbWhy do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but ^bcdo not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

A Tree and Its Fruit

43 “For ^bdno good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for ^beeach tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 ^bfThe good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces ^bgevil, ^bhfor out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Build Your House on the Rock

46 ^bi“Why ^bjdo you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 ^bkEveryone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts founded upon the rock} 49 ^bmBut the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and ^bnthe ruin of that house was great.”