| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. | 1One 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. |
| 2And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” | 2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” |
| 3But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: | 3Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? |
| 4how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?” | 4He 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.” |
| 5And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” | 5Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” |
| 6Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. | 6On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. |
| 7So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. | 7Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. |
| 8But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. | 8But 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. |
| 9Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” | 9Then 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?” |
| 10And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. | 10And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored. |
| 11But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. | 11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. |
| 12Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. | 12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. |
| 13And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: | 13When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: |
| 14Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; | 14Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; |
| 15Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; | 15Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; |
| 16Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor. | 16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. |
| 17And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, | 17Then 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 sea coast of Tyre and Sidon. |
| 18as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. | 18They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed. |
| 19And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. | 19The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. |
| 20Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. | 20Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. |
| 21Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. | 21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. |
| 22Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake. | 22Blessed 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. |
| 23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets. | 23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. |
| 24“But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation. | 24But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. |
| 25Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep. | 25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. |
| 26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets. | 26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way. |
| 27“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, | 27But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, |
| 28bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. | 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. |
| 29To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. | 29If 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. |
| 30Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. | 30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back. |
| 31And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. | 31Do to others as you would have them do to you. |
| 32“But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. | 32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. |
| 33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. | 33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. |
| 34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. | 34And 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. |
| 35But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. | 35But 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. |
| 36Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. | 36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. |
| 37“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. | 37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. |
| 38Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” | 38Give, 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.” |
| 39And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? | 39Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? |
| 40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. | 40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. |
| 41And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? | 41Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? |
| 42Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye. | 42How 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. |
| 43“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. | 43No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. |
| 44For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. | 44For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. |
| 45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. | 45The 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. |
| 46“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? | 46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say? |
| 47Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: | 47I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: |
| 48He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. | 48He 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. |
| 49But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” | 49But 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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