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A Discussion about the Sabbath
One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain.
One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain.
The Lord of the Sabbath
And it came to pass on [the] second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating [them], rubbing [them] in their hands.
And it came to pass on [the] second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating [them], rubbing [them] in their hands.
But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
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,
He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions.”
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 [any] eat, unless the priests alone?
And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching.
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
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.
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.
The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
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.
But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” So the man came forward.
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 [there].
Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?”
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 [it]?
He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!
And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch out thy hand. And he did [so] and his hand was restored as the other.
At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.
But *they* were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
The Twelve Apostles
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.
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.
At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:
And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:
Simon (whom he named Peter),
Andrew (Peter’s brother),
James,
John,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Andrew (Peter’s brother),
James,
John,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, [and] James and John, [and] Philip and Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Thomas,
James (son of Alphaeus),
Simon (who was called the zealot),
Thomas,
James (son of Alphaeus),
Simon (who was called the zealot),
[and] Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot,
Judas (son of James),
Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).
Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).
[and] Judas [brother] of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also [his] betrayer;
Crowds Follow Jesus
When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Jesus Ministers to a Great Crowd
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;
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;
and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed.
Everyone tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone.
And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed all.
The Beatitudes
Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,
“God blesses you who are poor,
for the Kingdom of God is yours.
The Beatitudes
And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
God blesses you who are hungry now,
for you will be satisfied.
God blesses you who weep now,
for in due time you will laugh.
for you will be satisfied.
God blesses you who weep now,
for in due time you will laugh.
Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from them], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:
When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way.
Sorrows Foretold
Sorrows Foretold
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.
“What sorrow awaits you who are rich,
for you have your only happiness now.
for you have your only happiness now.
Woes
But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.
But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.
What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now,
for a time of awful hunger awaits you.
What sorrow awaits you who laugh now,
for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.
for a time of awful hunger awaits you.
What sorrow awaits you who laugh now,
for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.
Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.
What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds,
for their ancestors also praised false prophets.
for their ancestors also praised false prophets.
Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
Love for Enemies
“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you.
Love Your Enemies
But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;
But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;
Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.
bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.
If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.
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.
Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back.
To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.
Do to others as you would like them to do to you.
And as ye wish that men should do to you, do *ye* also to them in like manner.
“If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? 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.
And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much!
And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.
And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.
And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? [for] even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.
“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
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 [the] Highest; for *he* is good to the unthankful and wicked.
You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.
Do Not Judge Others
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.
Do Not Judge
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.
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.
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.
Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch?
And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind [man] lead a blind [man]? shall not both fall into [the] ditch?
The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.
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?
or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow [me], 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.
The Tree and Its Fruit
“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.
A Tree and its Fruit
For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;
For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;
A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes.
for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.
A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.
The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Building on a Solid Foundation
“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?
The House on the Rock
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?
I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it.
Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.
It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.
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.
But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”
And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.