¶ And it came to pass on the second¹ sabbath after the first, that² he went through the corn fields; and his³ disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why⁴ do ye that which is not⁵ lawful to do on the sabbath days?

And Jesus answering them said, Have⁶ ye not read so much as this, what⁷ David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which⁸ it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

⁹And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And it came¹⁰ to pass also on another sabbath, that he¹¹ entered into the synagogue and taught: and there¹² was a man whose right hand was withered.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched¹³ him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that¹⁴ they might find an accusation against him.

But¹⁵ he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise¹⁶ up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it¹⁷ lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save¹⁸ life, or to destroy it?

¶ And looking¹⁹ round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch²⁰ forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And they²¹ were filled with madness; and communed²² one with another what they might do to Jesus.

¶ And it came to pass in those days, that²³ he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued²⁴ all night in prayer to God.

And when²⁵ it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve²⁶, whom also he named apostles²⁷;

Simon²⁸, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew²⁹ his brother, James³⁰ and John, Philip³¹ and Bartholomew,

Matthew³² and Thomas³⁴, James³⁵ the son of Alphaeus³⁶, and Simon³⁷ called Zelotes,

And Judas the³⁹ brother of James, and Judas Iscariot⁴², which also was the traitor.

And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a⁴³ great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea⁴⁴ coast of Tyre and Sidon, which⁴⁵ came to hear him, and to be⁴⁶ healed of their diseases;

And they that were vexed⁴⁷ with unclean spirits: and they were healed.

And the whole multitude sought⁴⁸ to touch him: for⁴⁹ there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

¶ And he lifted⁵⁰ up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed⁵¹ be ye poor: for⁵² yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are ye that hunger⁵³ now: for ye shall be⁵⁴ filled. Blessed are ye that weep⁵⁵ now: for ye shall laugh⁵⁶.

Blessed are ye, when men⁵⁷ shall hate you, and when they shall separate⁵⁸ you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for⁵⁹ the Son of man's sake.

Rejoice⁶⁰ ye in that day, and leap⁶¹ for joy: for, behold, your⁶² reward is great in heaven: for in⁶³ the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

But woe⁶⁴ unto you that are rich! for⁶⁵ ye have received your consolation.

Woe unto you that are full⁶⁶! for ye shall hunger⁶⁷. Woe unto you that laugh⁶⁸ now! for ye shall mourn⁶⁹ and weep.

Woe unto you, when⁷⁰ all men shall speak well of you! for so⁷¹ did their fathers to the false prophets.

¶ But I say unto⁷² you which hear, Love⁷³ your enemies, do⁷⁴ good to them which hate you,

Bless⁷⁵ them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully⁷⁶ use you.

And unto⁷⁷ him that smiteth⁷⁸ thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him⁷⁹ that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.

¶ Give to⁸⁰ every man that asketh of thee; and of⁸¹ him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

⁸²And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

For if⁸³ ye love them which love you, what⁸⁴ thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

⁸⁵And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

But love⁸⁶ ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye⁸⁷ shall be the children of the Highest: for⁸⁸ he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

⁸⁹Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

¶ Judge not⁹⁰, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and⁹¹ ye shall be forgiven:

Give, and it⁹² shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom⁹³. For with⁹⁴ the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

And he spake a parable unto them, Can⁹⁵ the blind lead the blind? shall⁹⁶ they not both fall into the ditch?

¶ The disciple⁹⁷ is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master⁹⁸.

And why⁹⁹ beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but¹⁰⁰ perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite¹⁰¹, cast¹⁰² out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see¹⁰³ clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

¹⁰⁴For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of¹⁰⁵ thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes¹⁰⁶.

A good man¹⁰⁷ out of the good treasure¹⁰⁸ of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an¹⁰⁹ evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for¹¹⁰ of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

¹¹¹And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Whosoever cometh¹¹² to me, and heareth¹¹³ my sayings, and doeth¹¹⁴ them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid¹¹⁵ the foundation on a rock¹¹⁶: and when the flood¹¹⁷ arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could¹¹⁸ not shake it: for¹¹⁹ it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth¹²⁰, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against¹²¹ which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately¹²² it fell; and the ruin¹²³ of that house was great.