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Luke 6
Luke 6
1Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
1And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
Commentary · verse 1
2But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
2And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Commentary · verse 2
A certain Pharisee asked why they broke the Law.
3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him; 4how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?
5And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
4How he went 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 but for the priests alone?
5And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Commentary · verses 3-5
Jesus reminded the Pharisee of David and his men eating the priests' showbread (1 Samuel 21:3-6). The Pharisees exalted David. Jesus was first making the Pharisee aware of his possible hypocrisy: exalting David and persecuting the disciples for doing what appeared to be the same thing.
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 watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.
8But 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.
6And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
7And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
Commentary · verses 6-8
Jesus knew the thoughts of those who tried to accuse Him. Jesus must have been able to objectively see these thought processes or He could have been wrong about this.
9And 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?
10And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.
9Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
10And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Commentary · verses 9-10
Jesus healed a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. The Law guided the person's actions on the Sabbath, which was to do good. For six days, individuals could do whatever they wanted to do as long as it did not violate the Law. On the Sabbath, the individual could only do what the Law told him to do, which was good. This was the point the Pharisee didn't understand when he accused Jesus' disciples of violating the Law by picking grain on the Sabbath.
11But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
11And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
Commentary · verse 11
The Pharisees plotted against Jesus.
12And 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.
12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Commentary · verse 12
Jesus prayed all night to God.
Commentary · verses 13-16
Verses 13-16: The Twelve Disciples.
13And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles: 14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor;
13And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes,
16And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
Commentary · verse 16
All of them, except Judas, were from near Galilee. From this point on we will refer to the twelve as Disciples and all other followers as disciples.
17and 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 Judæa and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 18and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed.
19And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed them all.
17And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
19And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
Commentary · verses 20-49
Verses 20-49: the Sermon on the Plain. Though similar in Doctrine, this was a different sermon than the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7.
20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22Blessed 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.
20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
Commentary · verse 22
Rejoice in suffering because your Reward is in heaven.
23Rejoice 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.
23Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
24But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
24But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Commentary · verse 26
This sounded like a shorter version of Matthew 6.
27But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
27But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Commentary · verse 27
Love your enemies.
28bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
29To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.
30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
29And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Commentary · verse 31
Verse 31 has famously been referred to as "the golden rule."
Doctrines on this passage
32And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.
33And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.
34And 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.
35But 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.
32For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34And 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.
35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Commentary · verse 35
"Despairing" in this verse came from the Greek word apelpizō which meant "to fully expect." Jesus gave the definition of "love": "to give a value and expect nothing in return from the person you gave to."
36Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
37And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released: 38give, 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.
36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Commentary · verse 38
Jesus said to "judge not." Jesus also said this in Matthew 7:1. Some people try to say this actually meant Jesus wanted us to judge and that He was showing us the right way to judge. Judging meant to assess a value and directly equal out Justice. We are not supposed to determine a value on people or directly equal out Justice.
39And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?
40The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher.
39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Commentary · verse 40
A person can only grow to the level of their teacher. A disciple/student ought to respect his teacher and recognize that they cannot outgrow their teacher. This is why it is always important for a person to have someone in their life that is more spiritually mature than them. This will ensure they always have someone to help them grow.
41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42Or 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.
41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42Either 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 hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
Commentary · verse 42
Verses 41-42 covered Jesus teaching about contrastive thinking. We ought to first find where we are wrong before we help a brother find where they are wrong. Notice, fixing ourselves does not qualify us to judge others. It qualifies us to help others because we got experience solving the problem on ourselves first.
43For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.
44For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
43For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Commentary · verse 44
Trees being known by their fruit was an example of the principle of causality.
45The 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.
45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Commentary · verse 45
The heart is where your actual beliefs are held and everything that you believe comes through (and is planted in) the heart. Your beliefs are the cause of your actions. Whether the treasure we bring forth is good or evil, it comes from the heart.
46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: 48he 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.
46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Commentary · verse 48
Hearing and doing the words of Christ will liken you to a wise man with a strong foundation. The rock is the deepest level, the HOW/WHY. Notice, bad circumstances come against the person who has a right HOW/WHY, and they survive the circumstances.
49But 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.
49But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
Commentary · verse 49
Even the foolish man heard the words of Christ but did not DO them. The foolish man heard the WHAT, but he did not build deep enough, just on the earth/sand and not deeper to the rock. This man only built his faith on the WHAT and not the HOW/WHY. Building your house on the rock is doing the Word of God...doing is the HOW/WHY. When bad circumstances occurred to this superficial believer, they were not able to remain profitable and they became unprofitable. Both people heard the Word of God (WHAT) and had bad circumstances. The one who survived the bad circumstances also had the HOW/WHY, they DID the Word of God. The conclusion was to have integrity (soundness): SAY (WHAT) and DO (HOW/WHY) ought to match. This was the same way the Sermon on the Mount culminated in Matthew 7.
Luke 4-6 covered Jesus calling His Disciples, healing people, growing in fame, and teaching according to principles.
Doctrines on this passage
Jesus' disciples plucked corn and ate them on the Sabbath.