1 And it came to pass on a Sabbath that He was passing through a planted field, and His students had been plucking and eating the grain, rubbing off the husks with their hand.2 Then some of the Pharisees said "Why do You do that which is not lawful on the Sabbaths?"3 And replying Yahshua said to them "Neither have you read that which David did when he and those who were with him had hungered.4 As he entered into the House of Yahweh, and taking the bread of the presentation he had eaten and had given to those with him, which is not lawful to eat except only for the priests."5 Then He said to them: "The Son of Man is Prince of the Sabbath."6 Then it happened on another Sabbath that He entered into the assembly hall to teach, and there was a man there and his right hand was withered.7 But the scribes and the Pharisees were closely observing Him, if He would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they would find to bring an accusation against Him.8 But He knew their reasonings, and said to the man having the withered hand: "Arise, and stand in the middle." And rising up he stood.9 Then Yahshua said to them: "I inquire of you, whether it is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do bad, to save or to lose a life?"10 Then looking around at them all, He said to him: "Extend your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored.11 And they were filled with a want of understanding, and discussed with one another what they could do to Yahshua.12 And it came to pass in those days that He departed for a mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of Yahweh.13 And when day came He called to His students, and chose out twelve from among them whom He then named "ambassadors":14 Simon whom He also named Petros and Andreas his brother, and Iakobos, and Iohannes, and Philippos, and Bartholomaios,15 and Maththaios, and Thomas, and Iakobos son of Alphaios, and Simon who is called the "zealot",16 and Iouda the brother of Iakobos, and Ioudas Iskarioth who had become a traitor.17 And descending with them He stood upon a level place, and a great crowd of His students, and a great multitude of people from all of Judaea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Turos and Sidon,18 who had come to hear Him and to be healed from their diseases. And those being disturbed by unclean spirits had been cured.19 And all the crowd sought to touch Him, because power comes out from Him and heals all.20 Then He, raising His eyes to His students, said "Blessed are the poor, because yours is the Kingdom of Yahweh.21 Blessed are those hungering now, because you shall be filled! Blessed are those weeping now, because you shall laugh!22 Blessed are you when men hate you and when they separate from you and they reproach and they cast out your name as evil because of the Son of Man:23 Rejoice in that day and leap, for behold, your reward is great in heaven! For in accordance with these same things did their fathers do to the prophets.24 "But woe to you who are wealthy, because you hold your consolation!25 Woe to you who are full now, because you shall hunger! Woe to those laughing now, because you shall mourn and you shall weep!26 Woe when all men speak well to you, for in accordance with these same things did their fathers do to the false prophets!27 "But I say to you, to those listening, love your enemies. Do well to those hating you.28 Speak well to those cursing you. Offer prayers for those abusing you.29 To him striking you upon the cheek, you offer also the other. And from him taking your cloak, do not also forbid your shirt.30 You must give to each who is asking, and from him taking your belongings do not demand back.31 "And just as you wish that men would do to you, you likewise do to them.32 And if you should love those loving you, what benefit is it to you? For even the wrongdoers love those loving them.33 And indeed if you should do good to those doing you good, what benefit is it to you? Even the wrongdoers do this.34 And if you should loan to from whom you hope to receive, what benefit is it to you? Even the wrongdoers loan to wrongdoers that they would receive back their belongings.35 But you should love your enemy and do good and loan nothing hoping return and your reward will be great, and you shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.36 "You must be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.37 And you must not judge, that you would not be judged. And you must not condemn, that you would not be condemned. Acquit, and you shall be acquitted.38 Give, and it shall be given to you. A good measure pressed, shaken, overflowing shall they put into your bosom. For in the measure which you measure shall it be measured in return to you."39 Then He spoke to them a parable: "Is any one blind able to guide the blind? Would they not both fall into a ditch?40 There is no student above the teacher, but all having been restored he shall be as his teacher.41 Now why do you see the stick in the eye of your brother, but the beam in your own eye you do not perceive?42 How are you able to say to your brother, 'Brother, let me extract the stick which is in your eye', yourself not seeing the beam which is in your eye? Hypocrite! Extract first the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to extract the stick which is in the eye of your brother.43 "For there is not a good tree making rotten fruit. Contrarily, neither is there a rotten tree making good fruit.44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed they do not gather figs from thorns. Nor could they harvest grapes from bramble-bush.45 The good man brings forth good from the good treasure of the heart, and the wicked brings forth evil from the wicked. From the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.46 "Now why do you call Me 'Prince, Prince' yet do not do the things which I say?47 Every one who coming to Me and hearing My words and doing them, I will show to you what he is like.48 He is like a man building a house who dug up and deepened and placed a foundation upon the bedrock. And a flood coming, the river burst forth against that house, yet was not able to shake it because it was well built.49 But he who hears and does not is like a man building a house upon the earth without a foundation, which the river bursts forth against, and immediately it collapses, and great comes the breaking of that house!"