Luke 6:12-36

New International Version

The Twelve Apostles^(A)

¹²One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.^(B) ¹³When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:^(C) ¹⁴Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, ¹⁵Matthew,^(D) Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, ¹⁶Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Blessings and Woes^(E)

¹⁷He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon,^(F) ¹⁸who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, ¹⁹and the people all tried to touch him,^(G) because power was coming from him and healing them all.^(H)

²⁰Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.^(I)
²¹Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.^(J)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.^(K)
²²Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you^(L) and insult you^(M)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.^(N)

²³“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,^(O) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.^(P)

²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,^(Q)
    for you have already received your comfort.^(R)
²⁵Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.^(S)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.^(T)
²⁶Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.^(U)

Love for Enemies^(V)

²⁷“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,^(W) ²⁸bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.^(X) ²⁹If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. ³⁰Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.^(Y) ³¹Do to others as you would have them do to you.^(Z)

³²“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?^(AA) Even sinners love those who love them. ³³And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. ³⁴And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?^(AB) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. ³⁵But love your enemies, do good to them,^(AC) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children^(AD) of the Most High,^(AE) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶Be merciful,^(AF) just as your Father^(AG) is merciful.