Luke
6:17-19, 20-26, 27-36, 37-42, 43-45, 46-49
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; And
they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. And
the whole multitude sought to touch Him: for there went virtue (an
unknown power, Eternal
Life) out of Him, and healed them
all. (parallel passage Matthew 4:23-25)
He
lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said, Blessed
be
the
poor:
for theirs is the
kingdom of God.
Blessed
are
they
that
hunger now: for they shall be filled.
Blessed
are
they
that
weep now: for they shall laugh.
Blessed
are you, when men shall hate you, for 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.
Rejoice
in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward
is
great
in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers to the prophets.
But
woe to you that are rich! for you have received your consolation.
Woe
to you that are full! for you shall hunger.
Woe to you that laugh
now! for you shall mourn and weep.
Woe
to you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their
fathers to the false prophets.
(parallel passage Matthew 5:1-12)
But
I say to you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which
hate you, Bless
them that curse you, and pray for them which despite-fully use you.
And
to him that smites you on the
cheek
offer also the other; and him that takes away your cloak forbid not
to
take your
coat
also.
Give
to every man that asks of you; and of him that takes away your goods
ask
them
not
again. As you would that men should do to you, do also to them
likewise.
For
if you love them which love you, what thank have you? for sinners
also love those that love them.
And
if you do good to them which do good to you, what thank you? for
sinners also do even the same.
And
if you lend
to
them
of
whom you hope to receive, what thank you? for sinners also lend to
sinners, to receive as much again.
But
love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again;
and your reward shall be great, for you shall be the children of the
Highest: for He is kind to the unthankful and
the
evil.
Be
therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. (parallel
passage
Matthew 5:38-48, 7:12)
Judge
not, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be
condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven:
Give, and it shall be given to
you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running
over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that
you mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
(We are to only judge or discern what
spirit is in control of the persons actions and words, not the
physical person. For the Spirit of God within us will reveal all
things to us. What is the abundance of this persons heart? The only
thing condemned is the condition of the heart, the physical person
deserves God's Salvation because Redemption is already a fact, it's
reality needs only to be received and acknowledged by us.)
He
spoke a parable to them, Can
the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect
shall be as his master.
Why
behold you the mote that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not
the beam that is in your own eye?
Neither
can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that
is in your eye, when you yourself beholds not the beam that is in you
own eye? You hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye,
and then shall you see clearly to pull out the mote that is in your
brother's eye.
(parallel passage Matthew 7:1-5, the
person's vision and or hearing, through which understanding of God's
revelation is impaired needs to be cleared by God's doing, not ours.
This is shown in the next few verses.)
A
good tree brings not forth corrupt fruit; neither does a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For
of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they
grapes.
A
good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that
which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart
brings forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the
heart mans mouth speaks. (parallel
passage Matthew 7:17-20, 12:34-35, all spiritual [Genesis 2:7, 21-23] and non-spiritual [Genesis 3:7-8, 15] men will know and be known by God from this treasure, His restored Spirit within man.)
Why
call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
For
whosoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings, and does them, I will
show you to whom he is like:
He
is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid a solid
foundation on rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat
vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was
founded upon the rock.
But
he that hears, and does not, is like a man that is without a
foundation, who built a house upon the earth; against which the
floods stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the
ruin of that house was great.
(parallel passage Matthew 7:24-27, we all know and hopefully understand the correlation of Christ Jesus being the rock of the ages and His being the House which for all time and Eternality will stand. Psalm 2, 118, Daniel 2)
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