Luke 6 (VUL) · Opened

1Factum est autem in sabbato secundo, primo, cum transiret per sata, vellebant discipuli ejus spicas, et manducabant confricantes manibus.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

2Quidam autem pharisæorum, dicebant illis: Quid facitis quod non licet in sabbatis?But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

3Et respondens Jesus ad eos, dixit: Nec hoc legistis quod fecit David, cum esurisset ipse, et qui cum illo erant?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4quomodo intravit in domum Dei, et panes propositionis sumpsit, et manducavit, et dedit his qui cum ipso erant: quos non licet manducare nisi tantum sacerdotibus?He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

5Et dicebat illis: Quia dominus est Filius hominis etiam sabbati.Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

6Factum est autem in alio sabbato, ut intraret in synagogam, et doceret. Et erat ibi homo, et manus ejus dextra erat arida.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

7Observabant autem scribæ et pharisæi si in sabbato curaret, ut invenirent unde accusarent eum.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

8Ipse vero sciebat cogitationes eorum: et ait homini qui habebat manum aridam: Surge, et sta in medium. Et surgens stetit.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

9Ait autem ad illos Jesus: Interrogo vos si licet sabbatis benefacere, an male: animam salvam facere, an perdere?Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10Et circumspectis omnibus dixit homini: Extende manum tuam. Et extendit: et restituta est manus ejus.And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

11Ipsi autem repleti sunt insipientia, et colloquebantur ad invicem, quidnam facerent Jesu.But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12Factum est autem in illis diebus, exiit in montem orare, et erat pernoctans in oratione Dei.In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

13Et cum dies factus esset, vocavit discipulos suos: et elegit duodecim ex ipsis (quos et apostolos nominavit):When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

14Simonem, quem cognominavit Petrum, et Andream fratrem ejus, Jacobum, et Joannem, Philippum, et Bartholomæum,Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

15Matthæum, et Thomam, Jacobum Alphæi, et Simonem, qui vocatur Zelotes,Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

16et Judam Jacobi, et Judam Iscariotem, qui fuit proditor.Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17Et descendens cum illis, stetit in loco campestri, et turba discipulorum ejus, et multitudo copiosa plebis ab omni Judæa, et Jerusalem, et maritima, et Tyri, et Sidonis,Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

18qui venerant ut audirent eum, et sanarentur a languoribus suis. Et qui vexabantur a spiritibus immundis, curabantur.They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

19Et omnis turba quærebat eum tangere: quia virtus de illo exibat, et sanabat omnes.The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.

20Et ipse elevatis oculis in discipulis suis, dicebat: Beati pauperes, quia vestrum est regnum Dei.Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21Beati qui nunc esuritis, quia saturabimini. Beati qui nunc fletis, quia ridebitis.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

22Beati eritis cum vos oderint homines, et cum separaverint vos, et exprobraverint, et ejicerint nomen vestrum tamquam malum propter Filium hominis.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

23Gaudete in illa die, et exsultate: ecce enim merces vestra multa est in cælo: secundum hæc enim faciebant prophetis patres eorum.Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

24Verumtamen væ vobis divitibus, quia habetis consolationem vestram.But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

25Væ vobis, qui saturati estis: quia esurietis. Væ vobis, qui ridetis nunc: quia lugebitis et flebitis.Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

26Væ cum benedixerint vobis homines: secundum hæc enim faciebant pseudoprophetis patres eorum.Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

27Sed vobis dico, qui auditis: diligite inimicos vestros, benefacite his qui oderunt vos.But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28Benedicite maledicentibus vobis, et orate pro calumniantibus vos.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

29Et qui te percutit in maxillam, præbe et alteram. Et ab eo qui aufert tibi vestimentum, etiam tunicam noli prohibere.If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

30Omni autem petenti te, tribue: et qui aufert quæ tua sunt, ne repetas.Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

31Et prout vultis ut faciant vobis homines, et vos facite illis similiter.Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32Et si diligitis eos qui vos diligunt, quæ vobis est gratia? nam et peccatores diligentes se diligunt.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

33Et si benefeceritis his qui vobis benefaciunt, quæ vobis est gratia? siquidem et peccatores hoc faciunt.If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

34Et si mutuum dederitis his a quibus speratis recipere, quæ gratia est vobis? nam et peccatores peccatoribus fœnerantur, ut recipiant æqualia.And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

35Verumtamen diligite inimicos vestros: benefacite, et mutuum date, nihil inde sperantes: et erit merces vestra multa, et eritis filii Altissimi, quia ipse benignus est super ingratos et malos.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

36Estote ergo misericordes sicut et Pater vester misericors est.Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37Nolite judicare, et non judicabimini: nolite condemnare, et non condemnabimini. Dimitte, et dimittemini.Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38Date, et dabitur vobis: mensuram bonam, et confertam, et coagitatam, et supereffluentem dabunt in sinum vestrum. Eadem quippe mensura, qua mensi fueritis, remetietur vobis.Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39Dicebat autem illis et similitudinem: Numquid potest cæcus cæcum ducere? nonne ambo in foveam cadunt?Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40Non est discipulus super magistrum: perfectus autem omnis erit, si sit sicut magister ejus.A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

41Quid autem vides festucam in oculo fratris tui, trabem autem, quæ in oculo tuo est, non consideras?Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

42aut quomodo potes dicere fratri tuo: Frater, sine ejiciam festucam de oculo tuo: ipse in oculo tuo trabem non videns? Hypocrita, ejice primum trabem de oculo tuo: et tunc perspicies ut educas festucam de oculo fratris tui.How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

43Non est enim arbor bona, quæ facit fructus malos: neque arbor mala, faciens fructum bonum.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44Unaquæque enim arbor de fructu suo cognoscitur. Neque enim de spinis colligunt ficus: neque de rubo vindemiant uvam.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

45Bonus homo de bono thesauro cordis sui profert bonum: et malus homo de malo thesauro profert malum. Ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur.The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

46Quid autem vocatis me Domine, Domine: et non facitis quæ dico?Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

47Omnis qui venit ad me, et audit sermones meos, et facit eos, ostendam vobis cui similis sit:I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

48similis est homini ædificanti domum, qui fodit in altum, et posuit fundamentum super petram: inundatione autem facta, illisum est flumen domui illi, et non potuit eam movere: fundata enim erat super petram.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

49Qui autem audit, et non facit, similis est homini ædificanti domum suam super terram sine fundamento: in quam illisus est fluvius, et continuo cecidit: et facta est ruina domus illius magna.But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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