Luke 6

"Dear Disciple, Having lived among you, I know the challenges and temptations of human flesh (Hebrews 4:15). Something that troubles Me, however, is....."

"Dear Disciple, Leadership and choosing leaders are very important in any group, but especially among My followers. Please notice two things of great...."

"One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate..."

"[Jesus continued,] "I will show you what it's like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building..."

"[Jesus continued,] "A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never..."

"[The names of the apostles are] Simon (whom [Jesus] named Peter), Andrew (Peter's brother), James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,..."

"The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man's hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the..."

"Then Jesus gave the following illustration: "Can one blind person lead another? Won't they both fall into a ditch? Students are not greater than their..."

"[Jesus continued,] "What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of..."

"[Jesus returned to his teaching on our interactions with others:] "And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?....."

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others:] "And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even...."

"Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood in your own eye? How can you say to your....."

"One day soon [after healing the man with the deformed hand,] Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. At daybreak he..."

"[The crowds] had come to hear [Jesus] and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil spirits were healed. Everyone tried to touch him,..."

"On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. The teachers of religious law and the..."

"[Jesus continued,] "God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh.""

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others:] "Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then..."

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others:] "If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners..."

"[Jesus continued,] "What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you. What sorrow awaits you who laugh..."

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others, commanding,] "You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.""

"[When Jesus healed the man with the deformed hand on the Sabbath], the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him."

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others, commanding,] "Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others,....."

"[Jesus continued,] "God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied.""

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others, commanding,] "Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don't....."

"[After answering the Pharisees' legalistic accusation against his disciples concerning the Sabbath,] Jesus added, "The Son of Man is Lord, even over....."

"[Jesus continued,] "So why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord!' when you don't do what I say?""

"[Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,] "Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like..."

""But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you...""

"[Jesus taught his disciples with these words:] "Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.""

""Give, 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,...."

"[After Jesus' confrontation with the Jewish leaders about healing on the Sabbath, he] looked around at them one by one and then said to the man [with...."

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others, commanding,] "Do to others as you would like them to do to you.""

"If ever one of woman born might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect a Lord, and yet none was ever so much in supplication as he!....."

"[Jesus continued,] "What sorrow awaits you who are rich, for you have your only happiness now.""

"Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, "God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.""

"[Jesus continued,] "What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets.""

"When [Jesus and his disciples] came down from the mountain [after Jesus prayed and then chose his apostles], the disciples stood with Jesus on a..."

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others, commanding,] "Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.""

"[Jesus continued,] "Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full — pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running..."

"[Jesus continued his teaching on our interactions with others, commanding,] "If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone..."

"[Jesus began teaching on our interactions with others:] "But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate..."

"Dear Beloved, Learn to wait and think before you speak. Give the Holy Spirit an opportunity to guide your conversation instead of being thrust into....."