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Text -- Luke 6:1-43 (NET)
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Lord of the Sabbath
6:1 Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath , and his disciples picked some heads of wheat , rubbed them in their hands , and ate them.
6:2 But some of the Pharisees said , “Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath ?”
6:3 Jesus answered them , “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –
6:4 how he entered the house of God , took and ate the sacred bread , which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone , and gave it to his companions ?”
6:5 Then he said to them , “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath .”
Healing a Withered Hand
6:6 On another Sabbath , Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching . Now a man was there whose right hand was withered .
6:7 The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath , so that they could find a reason to accuse him .
6:8 But he knew their thoughts , and said to the man who had the withered hand , “Get up and stand here .” So he rose and stood there.
6:9 Then Jesus said to them , “I ask you , is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil , to save a life or to destroy it?”
6:10 After looking around at them all , he said to the man , “Stretch out your hand .” The man did so , and his hand was restored .
6:11 But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus .
Choosing the Twelve Apostles
6:12 Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray , and he spent all night in prayer to God .
6:13 When morning came , he called his disciples and chose twelve of them , whom he also named apostles :
6:14 Simon (whom he named Peter ), and his brother Andrew ; and James , John , Philip , Bartholomew ,
6:15 Matthew , Thomas , James the son of Alphaeus , Simon who was called the Zealot ,
6:16 Judas the son of James , and Judas Iscariot , who became a traitor .
The Sermon on the Plain
6:17 Then he came down with them and stood on a level place . And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea , from Jerusalem , and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon . They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases ,
6:18 and those who suffered from unclean spirits were cured .
6:19 The whole crowd was trying to touch him , because power was coming out from him and healing them all .
6:20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said : “Blessed are you who are poor , for the kingdom of God belongs to you .
6:21 “Blessed are you who hunger now , for you will be satisfied . “Blessed are you who weep now , for you will laugh .
6:22 “Blessed are you when people hate you , and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man !
6:23 Rejoice in that day , and jump for joy , because your reward is great in heaven . For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets .
6:24 “But woe to you who are rich , for you have received your comfort already.
6:25 “Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now , for you will be hungry . “Woe to you who laugh now , for you will mourn and weep .
6:26 “Woe to you when all people speak well of you , for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets .
6:27 “But I say to you who are listening : Love your enemies , do good to those who hate you ,
6:28 bless those who curse you , pray for those who mistreat you .
6:29 To the person who strikes you on the cheek , offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat , do not withhold your tunic either .
6:30 Give to everyone who asks you , and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away .
6:31 Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you .
6:32 “If you love those who love you , what credit is that to you ? For even sinners love those who love them .
6:33 And if you do good to those who do good to you , what credit is that to you ? Even sinners do the same .
6:34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid , what credit is that to you ? Even sinners lend to sinners , so that they may be repaid in full .
6:35 But love your enemies , and do good , and lend , expecting nothing back . Then your reward will be great , and you will be sons of the Most High , because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
6:36 Be merciful , just as your Father is merciful .
Do Not Judge Others
6:37 “Do not judge , and you will not be judged ; do not condemn , and you will not be condemned ; forgive , and you will be forgiven .
6:38 Give , and it will be given to you : A good measure , pressed down , shaken together, running over , will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”
6:39 He also told them a parable : “Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind , can he? Won’t they both fall into a pit ?
6:40 A disciple is not greater than his teacher , but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher .
6:41 Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye , but fail to see the beam of wood in your own ?
6:42 How can you say to your brother , ‘Brother , let me remove the speck from your eye ,’ while you yourself don’t see the beam in your own ? You hypocrite ! First remove the beam from your own eye , and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye .
6:43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit , nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit ,
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
SERMON ON THE MOUNT |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Sabbath |
SERMON ON THE PLAIN, THE |
Commandments |
WISDOM |
Forgiveness |
Tradition |
Enemy |
Good for Evil |
Poor |
James |
PHARISEES |
SIRACH, BOOK OF |
Charitableness |
Miracles |
Persecution |
Uncharitableness |
Peter |
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NET Notes: Luk 6:1 Grk “picked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.” The participle ψώχοντες (y...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:2 The alleged violation expressed by the phrase what is against the law is performing work on the Sabbath. That the disciples ate from such a field is n...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:3 Grk “Jesus, answering them, said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “Jesus answered them.”
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NET Notes: Luk 6:5 A second point in Jesus’ defense of his disciples’ actions was that his authority as Son of Man also allowed it, since as Son of Man he wa...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:7 The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1;...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:8 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the man’s action was a result of Jesus’ order.
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NET Notes: Luk 6:9 With the use of the plural pronoun (“you”), Jesus addressed not just the leaders but the crowd with his question to challenge what the lea...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:10 The passive was restored points to healing by God. Now the question became: Would God exercise his power through Jesus, if what Jesus was doing were w...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:11 The use of the optative (ποιήσαιεν, poihsaien, “might do”) in an indirect question indicates...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:13 The term apostles is rare in the gospels, found only in Matt 10:2, possibly in Mark 3:14, and six more times in Luke (here plus 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:14 Bartholomew (meaning “son of Tolmai” in Aramaic) could be another name for Nathanael mentioned in John 1:45.
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NET Notes: Luk 6:15 The designation Zealot means that Simon was a political nationalist before coming to follow Jesus. He may not have been technically a member of the pa...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:16 There is some debate about what the name Iscariot means. It probably alludes to a region in Judea and thus might make Judas the only non-Galilean in t...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:17 To hear him and to be healed. Jesus had a two-level ministry: The word and then wondrous acts of service that showed his message of God’s care w...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:19 There was a recognition that there was great power at work through Jesus, the subject of a great debate in 11:14-23. Luke highlights Jesus’ heal...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:20 The present tense (belongs) here is significant. Jesus makes the kingdom and its blessings currently available. This phrase is unlike the others in th...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:21 You will laugh alludes to the joy that comes to God’s people in the salvation to come.
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NET Notes: Luk 6:22 The phrase when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil alludes to a person being ostracized and socially isolated because of associati...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:23 Mistreatment of the prophets is something Luke often notes (Luke 11:47-51; Acts 7:51-52).
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NET Notes: Luk 6:27 Love your enemies is the first of four short exhortations that call for an unusual response to those who are persecuting disciples. Disciples are to r...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:28 The substantival participle ἐπηρεαζόντων (ephreazontwn), sometimes translated “thos...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:29 The command do not withhold your tunic either is again an image of continually being totally at risk as one tries to keep contact with those who are h...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:30 Do not ask for your possessions back… is an example of showing forgiveness. Paul’s remarks in 1 Cor 6:7 may reflect this principle.
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NET Notes: Luk 6:31 Jesus’ teaching as reflected in the phrase treat others in the same way you would want them to treat you, known generally as the Golden Rule, is...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:32 Jesus’ point in the statement even sinners love those who love them is that disciples are to go farther than sinners do. The examples replay vv....
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NET Notes: Luk 6:35 Or “to the ungrateful and immoral.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
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NET Notes: Luk 6:36 Merciful is a characteristic of God often noted in the OT: Exod 34:6; Deut 4:31; Joel 2:31; Jonah 4:2; 2 Sam 24:14. This remark also echoes the more c...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:39 The picture of a blind man leading a blind man is a warning to watch who one follows: Won’t they both fall into a pit? The sermon has been about...
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NET Notes: Luk 6:40 Or “significantly different.” The idea, as the next phrase shows, is that teachers build followers who go the same direction they do.
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NET Notes: Luk 6:41 The beam of wood (also twice in v. 42) refers to a big piece of wood, the main beam of a building, in contrast to the speck in the other’s eye (...
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