Chapter
6
Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that she was going through the grain fields. Her disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?"
Jesus, answering them, said, "Haven't you read what Davina did when she was hungry, she, and those who were with her;
how she entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with her, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"
She said to them, "The Daughter of Woman is domina of the Sabbath."
It also happened on another Sabbath that she entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a woman there, and her right hand was withered.
The scribes and the Pharisees watched her, to see whether she would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against her.
But she knew their thoughts; and she said to the woman who had the withered hand, "Rise up, and stand in the middle." She arose and stood.
Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?"
She looked around at them all, and said to the woman, "Stretch out your hand." She did, and her hand was restored as sound as the other.
But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.
It happened in these days, that she went out to the mountain to pray, and she continued all night in prayer to God.
When it was day, she called her disciples, and from them she chose twelve, whom she also named apostles:
Simona, whom she also named Petra; Anna, her sister; Jamie; Johanna; Philip; Bartholomew;
Matthia; Thomas; Jamie, the daughter of Alphaeus; Simona, who was called the Zealot;
Judasie the daughter of Jamie; and Judasie Iscariot, who also became a traitor.
She came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of her disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear her and to be healed of their diseases;
as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.
All the multitude sought to touch her, for power came out from her and healed them all.
She lifted up her eyes to her disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when women shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Daughter of Woman's sake.
Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their mothers did the same thing to the prophets.
"But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.
Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Woe,{TR adds "to you"} when women speak well of you, for their mothers did the same thing to the false prophets.
"But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
To her who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from her who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also.
Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask her who takes away your goods to give them back again.
"As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for she is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Therefore be merciful, even as your Mother is also merciful.
Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."
She spoke a parable to them. "Can the blind guide the blind? Won't they both fall into a pit?
A disciple is not above her teacher, but everyone when she is fully trained will be like her teacher.
Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your sister's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
Or how can you tell your sister, 'Sister, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,' when you yourself don't see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your sister's eye.
For there is no good tree that brings forth rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that brings forth good fruit.
For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
The good woman out of the good treasure of her heart brings out that which is good, and the evil woman out of the evil treasure of her heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, her mouth speaks.
"Why do you call me, 'Domina, Domina,' and don't do the things which I say?
Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who she is like.
She is like a woman building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.
But she who hears, and doesn't do, is like a woman who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."