Luke 5 - 6
The First Disciples
5aNow it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing at the edge of bthe lake of Gennesaret; 2and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake, and the fishermen, having gotten out of them, were washing their nets. 3aAnd He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat. 4And when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and alet down your nets for a catch.” 5Simon answered and said, “aMaster, bwe labored all night and caught nothing, but at Your word, I will let down the nets.” 6And when they had done this, athey enclosed a great quantity of fish. And their nets began to break; 7so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink. 8But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!” 9For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken, 10and 1James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon, were also likewise amazed. And Jesus said to Simon, “aDo not fear, from now on you will be bcatching men.” 11And when they had brought their boats to land, athey left everything and followed Him.
Jesus Heals a Leper
12aAnd it happened that while He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man 1covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14And He directed him to tell no one, “But go and ashow yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 15But athe news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16But He Himself would often slip away 1to the desolate regions and apray.
Jesus Heals a Paralytic
17And it happened that 1one day He was teaching; and athere were some Pharisees and bteachers of the law sitting there, who had ccome from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and dthe power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing. 18aAnd behold, some men were carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down before Him. 19But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on athe roof and let him down bthrough the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. 20And seeing their faith, He said, “1Friend, ayour sins are forgiven you.” 21The scribes and the Pharisees abegan to reason, saying, “bWho is this who speaks blasphemies? cWho can forgive sins, but God alone?” 22But Jesus, 1knowing their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23“Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24“But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—He said to the aparalytic—“I say to you, get up, and, picking up your stretcher, go home.” 25And immediately he rose up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home aglorifying God. 26And astonishment seized them all and they began aglorifying God; and they were filled bwith fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Levi and Sinners Called
27aAnd after that He went out and noticed a tax collector named 1,bLevi sitting in the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28And he aleft everything behind, and rose up and began to follow Him.
29And aLevi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of btax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. 30aAnd the Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and 1sinners?” 31And Jesus answered and said to them, “aIt is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. 32“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
33And they said to Him, “aThe disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do likewise, but Yours eat and drink.” 34And Jesus said to them, “Can you make the 1attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35“aBut the days will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined. 38“But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39“And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”
Lord of the Sabbath
6aNow it happened that on a Sabbath He was passing through some grainfields, and His disciples bwere picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what ais not lawful on the Sabbath?” 3And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you never read awhat David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, 4how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the 1consecrated bread which ais not lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?” 5And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath
6aNow it happened that on another Sabbath He entered bthe synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there 1whose right hand was withered. 7And the scribes and the Pharisees awere watching Him closely to see if He heals on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him. 8But He aknew 1what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and 2come forward!” And he stood up and 3came forward. 9And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?” 10And after alooking around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch out your hand!” And he did so, and his hand was restored. 11But they themselves were filled with 1rage, and were discussing together what they might do to Jesus.
Jesus Appoints the Twelve
12Now it happened that 1at this time He went off to athe mountain to bpray, and He was spending the whole night in prayer to God. 13And when day came, aHe called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as bapostles: 14Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew; 15and aMatthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot; 16Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17And Jesus acame down with them and stood on a level place; and there was ba large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of cTyre and Sidon, 18who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured. 19And all the crowd was trying to atouch Him, for bpower was coming from Him and healing them all.
The Beatitudes
20And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “aBlessed are the poor, for byours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are those who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are those who cry now, for you shall laugh. 22aBlessed are you when men hate you, and bexclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. 23“Be glad in that day and aleap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For btheir fathers were doing the same things to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24“But woe to ayou who are rich, for byou are receiving your comfort in full. 25Woe to you who 1are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and cry. 26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers were doing the same things to the afalse prophets.Love Your Enemies
27“But I say to you who hear, alove your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, apray for those who disparage you. 29“aWhoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your garment, do not withhold your 1tunic from him either. 30“Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. 31“And 1,atreat others the same way you want 2them to treat you. 32“aAnd if you love those who love you, what credit 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 credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34“aAnd if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount. 35“But alove your enemies, and do good, and lend, 1expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be bsons of cthe Most High; for He Himself is kind to the ungrateful and evil. 36“1Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Do Not Judge
37“aAnd do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; 1,bpardon, and you will be 2pardoned. 38“Give, and it will be given to you. They will 1pour ainto your lap a bgood measure—pressed down, shaken together, running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”
39And He also spoke a parable to them: “aCan a blind man guide a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40“aA 1student is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will 2be like his teacher. 41“And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do 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. 43“aFor there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, 1on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit. 44“aFor each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush. 45“aThe good man out of the good 1treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil. bFor his mouth speaks from the abundance of his heart.
Build Your House on the Rock
46“aNow why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47“aEveryone who comes to Me and hears My words and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the river burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49“But the one who heard and did not do accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the river burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”