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1 Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the cornfields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day? 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was an hungred, he, and they that were with him; 4 how he entered into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone? 5 And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9 And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it? 10 And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did [so]: and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. 12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called his disciples: and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 15 and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son ]of Alphaeus, and Simon which was called the Zealot, 16 and Judas [the son ]of James, and Judas Iscariot, which was the traitor; 17 and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 18 and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. 19 And all the multitude sought to touch him: for power came forth from him, and healed [them ]all. 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are ]ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed [are ]ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ]ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap [for joy]: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 25 Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe [unto you], when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, 28 bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. 29 To him that smiteth thee on the [one ]cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloke withhold not thy coat also. 30 Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. 35 But love your enemies, and do [them ]good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. 36 Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released: 38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit? 40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his master. 41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye. 43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man ]out of the evil [treasure ]bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

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People

  • Bartholomew

    One of the Twelve

    Listed among the Twelve after Philip in Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18 and Luke 6:14; the Gospels say nothing more of him by that name.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14

  • James

    Apostle, son of Alphaeus

    One of the Twelve, named son of Alphaeus in every list of the apostles.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15

  • Judas Iscariot

    Apostle who betrayed Jesus

    One of the Twelve, son of Simon Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16

Cross references (48)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Deuteronomy 23:25; Mark 2:23–28; Matthew 12:1–8; Leviticus 23:7; Exodus 12:15
  2. 2 Matthew 12:2; John 5:16; Exodus 35:2; John 9:14–16; John 5:9–11
  3. 3 1 Samuel 21:3–6; Mark 2:25–26; Matthew 12:3–5; Matthew 21:16; Mark 12:26
  4. 4 Leviticus 24:5–9
  5. 5 Mark 2:27; Revelation 1:10; Mark 9:7; Matthew 11:5–8
  6. 6 Mark 3:1–6; Matthew 12:9–14; Matthew 4:23; John 5:3; Luke 4:31
  7. 7 Luke 20:20; Psalm 38:12; Psalm 37:32–33; Mark 3:2; John 9:26–29
  8. 8 Isaiah 42:4; Matthew 9:4; Revelation 2:23; Philippians 1:28; 1 Peter 4:1
  9. 9 Mark 3:4; Matthew 12:12–13; Luke 14:3; John 7:19–23; Luke 9:56
  10. 10 Mark 3:5; Exodus 4:6–7; 1 Kings 13:6; Psalm 107:20; John 5:8
  11. 11 Psalm 2:1–2; Acts 5:33; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Matthew 21:45; John 11:47
  12. 12 Hebrews 5:7; Mark 6:46; Mark 1:35; Mark 14:34–36; Matthew 14:23–25
  13. 13 Mark 3:13–19; Revelation 21:14; Mark 6:7; Matthew 9:36–10:4; Ephesians 4:11
  14. 14 Acts 1:13; Matthew 4:21; John 1:40–42; 2 Peter 1:1; John 21:15–24
  15. 15 Matthew 9:9; Acts 1:13; Mark 3:18; Matthew 10:3–4; Galatians 2:9
  16. 16 John 6:70–71; Jude 1; Matthew 27:3–5; John 14:22; Matthew 26:14–16
  17. 17 Matthew 11:21; Psalm 107:17–20; Matthew 14:14; Mark 3:7–12; Matthew 12:15
  18. 18 Matthew 15:22; Matthew 17:15; Acts 5:16
  19. 19 Matthew 14:36; Mark 3:10; Acts 5:15–16; Mark 6:56; Mark 5:30
  20. 20 James 2:5; Luke 6:20–24; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Luke 12:32; Matthew 25:34
  21. 21 John 6:35; James 1:12; Matthew 5:6; Isaiah 61:1–3; Revelation 7:16
  22. 22 Matthew 5:10–12; Matthew 10:22; 1 Peter 4:12–16; 1 Peter 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15
  23. 23 Acts 5:41; Revelation 21:7; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 3:12; James 1:2
  24. 24 Psalm 49:6–7; Matthew 6:2; 1 Timothy 6:17; Psalm 49:16–19; James 5:1–6
  25. 25 Isaiah 65:13; James 4:9; Proverbs 14:13; Luke 16:14–15; Revelation 3:17
  26. 26 John 15:19; James 4:4; Matthew 7:15; 1 John 4:5–6; Micah 2:11
  27. 27 1 Thessalonians 5:15; Luke 6:35; Proverbs 25:21–22; Proverbs 24:17; Romans 12:17–21
  28. 28 1 Peter 3:9; Romans 12:14; 1 Corinthians 4:12; Luke 23:34; James 3:10
  29. 29 Hebrews 10:34; Matthew 5:39–42; 2 Corinthians 11:20; Isaiah 50:6; 1 Corinthians 6:7
  30. 30 Deuteronomy 15:7–10; Acts 20:35; Isaiah 58:7–10; Psalm 41:1; Matthew 6:12
  31. 31 Matthew 7:12; Galatians 5:14; Matthew 22:39; James 2:8–16
  32. 32 Matthew 5:46–47; 1 Peter 2:19–20
  33. 34 Matthew 5:42; Luke 14:12–14; Luke 6:35; Deuteronomy 15:8–11
  34. 35 Matthew 5:44–45; John 13:35; Proverbs 19:17; Romans 5:8–10; Psalm 145:9
  35. 36 Ephesians 5:1–2; Matthew 5:48; 1 Peter 1:15–16; Ephesians 4:31
  36. 37 Ephesians 4:32; James 5:9; Matthew 7:1–5; Mark 11:25; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
  37. 38 2 Corinthians 9:6–8; Deuteronomy 15:10; Mark 4:24; Proverbs 3:9–10; Matthew 7:2
  38. 39 Matthew 15:14; 2 Timothy 3:13; Isaiah 9:16; Matthew 23:16–26; 1 Timothy 6:3–5
  39. 40 John 13:16; Matthew 10:24–25; John 15:20; Matthew 23:15
  40. 41 John 8:7; James 1:24; Romans 2:1; Romans 2:21–24; Matthew 7:3–5
  41. 42 Romans 2:21–29; 1 Thessalonians 2:10–12; Psalm 51:9–13; Revelation 3:17–18; 2 Timothy 2:21
  42. 43 Matthew 12:33; Matthew 7:16–20; Jeremiah 2:21; Matthew 3:10; Psalm 92:12–14
  43. 44 James 3:12; Matthew 12:33; Galatians 5:19–23; Titus 2:11–13; Jude 12
  44. 45 Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 12:34–37; Ephesians 4:29; John 7:38; Psalm 37:30–31
  45. 46 Galatians 6:7; Matthew 7:21–23; Malachi 1:6; Luke 13:25–27; Matthew 25:44
  46. 47 James 1:22–25; Matthew 7:24–27; Luke 11:28; John 14:15; James 4:17
  47. 48 1 Corinthians 3:10–15; Psalm 62:2; Matthew 7:25–26; Isaiah 28:16; Jude 24
  48. 49 Ezekiel 33:31; James 1:22–26; Matthew 13:20–22; 2 Peter 1:5–9; 1 John 2:3–4

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 6:37 Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians (The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians)

    … false witness; "not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing," or blow for blow, or cursing for cursing, but being mindful of what the Lord said in His teaching: "Judge not, that ye be not judged; forgive, and it shall be forgiven unto you; be merciful, that ye may obtain mercy; with what measure ye mete, it shall be …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 6:28 Justin Martyr, First Apology (Chapters XIII–XVI)

    But I say unto you, Pray for your enemies, and love them that hate you, and bless them that curse you, and pray for them that despitefully use you." And that we should communicate to the needy, and do nothing for glory, He said, "Give to him that asketh, and from him that would borrow turn not away; for if …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 6:13 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book I, Chapters III–IV)

    The production, again, of the Duodecad of the Æons, is indicated by the fact that the Lord was twelve years of age when He disputed with the teachers of the law, and by the election of the apostles, for of these there were twelve. The other eighteen Æons are made manifest in this way: that the Lord, [according to them,] …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  4. Quotes verse 6:13 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVIII, Chapters 49–51)

    … they are multiplied above number." This takes place now, since He has spoken, first by the mouth of his forerunner John, and afterward by His own mouth, saying, "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." He chose disciples, whom He also called apostles, of lowly birth, unhonored, and illiterate, so that whatever great thing they might be or …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 6:22 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XV)

    And again He saith, "When they shall cast out your name as evil, rejoice ye, and leap for joy." For not only of the dangers they underwent, but of the calumny also, He appoints the recompence to be great.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)