Luke 6:27-44

²⁷But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

²⁸bless those who curse you; pray for those who are spiteful to you.

²⁹To him that smiteth thee on one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

³⁰Give to every one that asketh of thee; and from him that taketh away thy goods, demand them not again.

³¹And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also in like manner to them.

³²And if ye love those who love you, what thanks do ye deserve? for sinners also love those who love them.

³³For if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners do the same.

³⁴And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.

³⁵But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and wicked.

³⁶Be merciful, as your Father is merciful.

³⁷And judge not, and ye will not be judged; and condemn not, and ye will not be condemned; forgive, and ye will be forgiven;

³⁸give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will men give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you in return.

³⁹And he spoke also a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a ditch?

⁴⁰A disciple is not above his teacher; but every one when fully instructed will be as his teacher.

⁴¹And why dost thou look at the mote in thy brother's eye, and not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?

⁴²How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me take out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

⁴³For there is no good tree that beareth bad fruit; and again, there is no bad tree that beareth good fruit.

⁴⁴For every tree is known by its own fruit; for from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble-bush do they gather grapes.