Luke 6:15-30

¹⁵Matthew and Thomas, James of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

¹⁶Judas of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also became betrayer;)

¹⁷and having come down with them, he stood upon a level spot, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their sicknesses,

¹⁸and those harassed by unclean spirits, and they were healed,

¹⁹and all the multitude were seeking to touch him, because power from him was going forth, and he was healing all.

²⁰And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor — because yours is the reign of God.

²¹'Happy those hungering now — because ye shall be filled. 'Happy those weeping now — because ye shall laugh.

²²'Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake —

²³rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward is great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

²⁴'But woe to you — the rich, because ye have got your comfort.

²⁵'Woe to you who have been filled — because ye shall hunger. 'Woe to you who are laughing now — because ye shall mourn and weep.

²⁶'Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you — for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

²⁷'But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

²⁸bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

²⁹and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

³⁰'And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;