The Gospel of Luke for Readers | Page 8

the kingdom of God. Blessed are who who are
hungry, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep, for you shall
laugh. Blessed are you when others hate you, separate you from their
company, reproach you, and denounce your name as evil for the Son of
man's sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Your reward in heaven
is great. Their fathers treated the prophets the same way.
But woe to you who are rich! You have already received your
consolation. Woe to you who are full! Later you be hungry. Woe to you
who now laugh! You will mourn and weep. Woe to you, when
everyone speaks well of you, because the ancestors treated the false
prophets in the same way.
I say to you who hear, Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate
you. Bless them that curse you. Pray for those who use you and treat
you badly. To one who strikes you on the one cheek, offer also the
other. To one who takes away your cloak let him take away your coat
also. Give to everyone who asks. From one who takes your goods do
not ask for them back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
If ye love only those who love you, what thanks have ye? Sinners also
love those who love them. If ye do good only to those who do good to
you, what thanks have ye? Sinners do even the same also. And if ye
lend only to those from whom ye expect to receive back, what thanks
have ye? Sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again.
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return

and your reward shall be great. Ye shall be the children of the Highest
for He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore
merciful as your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not be
condemned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be
given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and
running over shall men give into your bosom. With the same measure
that ye mete it shall be measured to you again.
Jesus spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they
not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master; but
everyone that is perfect shall be as his master.
And why behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but not perceive
the beam that is in thine own eye? How can you say to your brother,
Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself
does not see the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first
cast out the beam from your own eye, and only then shall thou see
clearly enough to pull out the mote in thy brother's eye.
For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit; and a corrupt tree
does not bring forth good fruit. Every tree is known by its own fruit. Of
thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush do they gather
grapes.
A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth that
which is good. An evil man, out of the evil of his heart, brings forth
that which is evil. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
And why call me, Lord, Lord, and not do the things I say? Whoever
comes to me, hears my sayings, and does them, I will tell you who he is
like: He is like a man who built a house on a deep foundation of rock.
When the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently on that house and
could not shake it for it was founded upon a rock.
But he that hears and does not do the things I say is like a man that is
without a foundation for he built a house upon the earth against which
the stream beat vehemently. Immediately it fell and the ruin of that
house was great.
7 Jesus then went into Capernaum. A centurion whose servant was dear
to him, was sick and ready to die. When the centurion heard of Jesus,
he sent the elders of the Jews to Him, beseeching that Jesus come and
heal his servant. Those who came to Jesus on the centurion's behalf

said he was a worthy man who loved the nation and had built a
synagogue.
Jesus went with them and, when he was not far from the house, the
centurion sent friends to say, Lord, do not trouble thyself. I am