1And it came to passon the secondsabbath after the first, that hewentthrough the cornfields; andhisdisciplesplucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
2Andcertain of the Phariseessaid unto them, Whydoye that whichisnotlawful to doon the sabbath days?
3AndJesusansweringthemsaid, Have yenotread so much asthis, whatDaviddid, whenhimself was an hungred, and they whichwerewithhim;
4How he wentinto the house of God, and did takeandeat the shewbread, andgavealso to them that were withhim; which it isnotlawful to eat but for the priestsalone?
5And he said unto them, That the Son of manisLordalso of the sabbath.
6And it came to passalsoonanothersabbath, that heenteredinto the synagogueandtaught: andtherewas a manwhoserighthandwaswithered.
7And the scribesandPhariseeswatchedhim, whether he would healon the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
8Butheknewtheirthoughts, andsaid to the manwhichhad the witheredhand, Rise up, and stand forthin the midst. Andhearoseand stood forth.
9ThensaidJesusuntothem, I will askyou one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to savelife, or to destroy it?
10And looking round about uponthemall, he said unto the man, Stretch forththyhand. And he didso: andhishand was restoredwholeas the other.
11Andthey were filled with madness; andcommuned one with anotherwhatthey might do to Jesus.
12And it came to passinthosedays, that he went outinto a mountain to pray, and continued all nightinprayer to God.
13Andwhen it wasday, he called unto him hisdisciples: andofthem he chosetwelve, whomalso he namedapostles;
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Simon,(whom he alsonamedPeter,) andAndrewhisbrother, JamesandJohn, PhilipandBartholomew,
15MatthewandThomas, Jamesthe son of Alphaeus, andSimoncalledZelotes,
16AndJudas the brother of James, andJudasIscariot, whichalsowas the traitor.
17And he camedownwiththem, andstoodin the plain, and the companyofhisdisciples, and a greatmultitudeofpeople out ofallJudaeaandJerusalem, and from the sea coastofTyreandSidon, whichcame to hearhim, and to be healedoftheirdiseases;
18And they that were vexedwithuncleanspirits: and they were healed.
19And the wholemultitudesought to touchhim: for there wentvirtueout of him, andhealed them all.
20Andhe lifted uphiseyesonhisdisciples, andsaid, Blessed be ye poor: foryoursis the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are ye that hungernow: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weepnow: for ye shall laugh.
22Blessed are ye, whenmen shall hateyou, andwhen they shall separateyou from their company, and shall reproachyou, and cast outyournameasevil, for the Son of man's sake.
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Rejoice yeinthatday, and leap forjoy: for, behold, yourreward is greatinheaven: forin the like mannerdidtheirfathers unto the prophets.
24Butwoe unto you that are rich! for ye have receivedyourconsolation.
25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laughnow! for ye shall mournandweep.
26Woe unto you, whenallmen shall speakwell of you! forsodidtheirfathers to the false prophets.
27But I say unto youwhichhear, Loveyourenemies, dogood to them whichhateyou,
28Bless them that curseyou, andprayfor them which despitefully useyou.
29And unto him that smiteththeeon the one cheekofferalso the other; andhim that taketh awaythyclokeforbidnot to take thycoatalso.
30Give to every man that askethofthee; andof him that taketh away thy goodsask them notagain.
31Andasyewouldthatmen should do to you, doyealso to themlikewise.
32Forifyelovethem which loveyou, whatthankhaveye?forsinnersalsolove those that lovethem.
33Andifyedogood to them which dogood to you, whatthankhaveye?forsinners also doeven the same.
34Andifyelendto them ofwhomyehopetoreceive, whatthankhaveye?forsinnersalsolendtosinners, toreceive as muchagain.
35But love yeyourenemies, and do good, andlend, hopingfornothingagain; andyourreward shall begreat, andye shall be the children of the Highest: forheiskindunto the unthankfuland to the evil.
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Be yethereforemerciful, asyourFatheralsoismerciful.
37Judgenot, and ye shallnot be judged: condemnnot, and ye shallnot be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Give, and it shall be given unto you; goodmeasure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men giveintoyourbosom. For with the samemeasurethat ye mete withal it shall be measured to youagain.
39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blindlead the blind? shall theynotbothfallinto the ditch?
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The discipleisnotabovehismaster: but every one that isperfect shall beashismaster.
41Andwhy beholdest thou the mote that is inthy brother's eye, butperceivestnot the beam that is in thine owneye?
42Eitherhow canst thousay to thybrother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is inthineeye, when thouthyselfbeholdestnot the beam that is inthineowneye?Thouhypocrite, cast outfirst the beamoutofthineowneye, andthen shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is inthybrother's eye.
43For a goodtreebringethnotforthcorruptfruit; neitherdoth a corrupttree bring forthgoodfruit.
44Foreverytree is knownby his ownfruit. Forofthorns men do notgatherfigs, norof a bramble bushgathertheygrapes.
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A goodman out of the goodtreasureofhisheart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evilman out of the eviltreasureofhisheart bringeth forth that which is evil: forof the abundanceof the hearthismouthspeaketh.
46Andwhy call yeme, Lord, Lord, anddonot the things which I say?
47Whosoevercomethtome, andhearethmysayings, anddoeththem, I will shewyoutowhom he islike:
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He islike a manwhichbuilt an house, anddiggeddeep, andlaid the foundationon a rock: and when the floodarose, the stream beat vehementlyuponthathouse, andcouldnotshakeit: forit was foundedupon a rock.
49But he thatheareth, anddoethnot, islike a manthatwithout a foundationbuilt an houseupon the earth; againstwhich the stream did beat vehemently, andimmediately it fell; and the ruin of thathousewasgreat.