The Lord of the Sabbath
(1 Samuel 21:1–7; Matthew 12:1–8; Mark 2:23–28)

1And it came to pass on a Sabbath† that He is passing through grainfields, and His disciples were plucking and were eating the heads of grain, rubbing them in the hands. 2But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you⁺ do what is not lawful† on the Sabbaths?”

3And answering, Jesus said to them, “Did you⁺ not even read this, what David did when he was hungry—he and those being with him: 4how he entered into the house of God, and having taken the loaves of the presentation,† he ate and† gave to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only for the priests?”

5And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord† of the Sabbath.”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
(Matthew 12:9–14; Mark 3:1–6)

6And 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. 7And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely watching Him, whether He heals on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse† Him.

8And He had known their reasonings, and He said to the man having the withered hand, “Arise and stand in the midst.” And having risen up, he stood.

9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you⁺, is it lawful† on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” 10And having looked around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did, and his hand was restored.†

11And they themselves were filled with madness, and they were discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

The Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10:1–4; Mark 3:13–19)

12And it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and He was spending the night in prayer to God. 13And when it became day, He summoned His disciples, also having chosen out from them twelve, whom He also named apostles: 14Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the one called Zealot, 16and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a betrayer.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes
(Matthew 4:23–25; Mark 3:7–12)

17And having come down with them, He stood on a level place, and a great crowd† of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, 18who came to hear Him and to be healed from their diseases. And those troubled from unclean spirits were healed.† 19And all the crowd was seeking to touch Him, because power was going out from Him and was healing all.

The Beatitudes
(Psalm 1:1–6; Matthew 5:3–12)

20And He, having lifted up His eyes to His disciples, was saying:

“Blessed are the poor,

because yours⁺ is the kingdom of God.

21Blessed are those hungering now,

because you⁺ will be filled.

Blessed are those weeping now,

because you⁺ will laugh.

22Blessed are you⁺ when men may hate you⁺, and when they may exclude you⁺ and may reproach you and may cast out your⁺ name as evil, on account of the Son of Man. 23Rejoice in that day and leap, for behold, your⁺ reward is great in heaven. For according to the same, their fathers were doing to the prophets.

Woes to the Satisfied
(Amos 6:1–7)

24But woe to you⁺ who are rich,

because you⁺ have your⁺ comfort in full.

25Woe to you⁺ who have been filled now,†

because you⁺ will hunger.

Woe to those laughing now,

because you⁺ will mourn and weep.

26Woe† when all men† may speak well of you⁺,

for according to the same way their fathers were doing to the false prophets.

Love Your Enemies
(Matthew 5:38–48)

27But to you⁺ who are hearing I say: Love your⁺ enemies, do good to those hating you⁺, 28bless those cursing you⁺, pray for those mistreating you⁺. 29To the one striking you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from the one taking away your cloak, do not withhold also the tunic. 30To everyone asking you, give, and from the one taking away what is yours⁺, do not ask it back. 31And just as you⁺ want that men may do to you⁺, do to them likewise.

32And if you⁺ love those loving you⁺, what grace is it to you⁺? For even the sinners love those loving them. 33For even if you⁺ do good to those doing good to you⁺, what grace is it to you⁺? Even† the sinners do the same. 34And if you⁺ lend to those from whom you⁺ expect to receive back, what grace is it to you⁺? Even† sinners lend to sinners, that they might receive back the equal amount.

35But love your⁺ enemies, and do good, and lend expecting nothing back. And your⁺ reward will be great, and you⁺ will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and evil. 36Be† merciful, just as also your⁺ Father is merciful.

Judging Others
(Matthew 7:1–6; Romans 14:1–12)

37And do not judge, and you⁺ shall not be judged; and do not condemn, and you⁺ shall not be condemned; release, and you⁺ will be released. 38Give, and it will be given to you⁺. A good measure—pressed down, shaken, running over—will they give into your⁺ bosom. For with what† measure you⁺ measure, it will be measured back to you⁺.”

39And He spoke a parable also to them: “Is a blind man able to guide a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone fully trained will be like his teacher.

41And why do you look at the splinter that is in the eye of your brother, but not notice the beam that is in your own eye? 42How† are you able to say to your brother, ‘Brother permit that I might cast out the splinter that is in your eye,’ yourself not seeing the beam in your eye? Hypocrite! First cast out the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the splinter in the eye of your brother.

A Tree and Its Fruit
(Matthew 7:15–23; Matthew 12:33–37)

43For there is no good tree producing rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree producing good fruit. 44For each tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush. 45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good, and the evil out of the evil brings forth what is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

The House on the Rock
(Matthew 7:24–27)

46And why do you⁺ call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say? 47Everyone who is coming to Me and hearing My words and doing them, I will show you⁺ whom he is like. 48He is like a man building a house, who dug and deepened and laid a foundation on the rock. And a flood having come, the river burst upon that house, and it was not able to shake it, because it was well† built.

49But the one having heard and not having done is like a man having built a house† on the ground without a foundation, on which the river burst, and immediately it fell—and the ruin of that house was great!”

Footnotes:

1 BYZ and TR the second chief Sabbath
2 BYZ and TR include to do.
4 Or the Bread of the Presence
4 BYZ and TR include also.
5 BYZ and TR include even.
7 BYZ and TR find an accusation Against Him
9 BYZ and TR I ask you one thing: Is it lawful
10 BYZ and TR include as sound as the other.
17 BYZ and TR A crowd
18 BYZ and TR of their diseases, along with those troubled by unclean spirits. And they were healed.
25 BYZ and TR do not include now.
26 Most translations include to you as clarification, though it is not included in the vast majority of Greek manuscripts.
26 RP when men
33 BYZ and TR For even
34 BYZ and TR For even
36 BYZ and TR Therefore be
38 BYZ and TR include For with the same
42 BYZ and TR Or how
48 BYZ and TR because it had been founded upon the rock; see Matthew 7:25.
49 F35 his house