1 And it came to pass on the second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating them, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath? 3 And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him, 4 how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone? 5 And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also. 6 And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood there. 9 Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10 And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch out thy hand. And he did so and his hand was restored as the other. 11 But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.

12 And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles: 14 Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 15 and Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot, 16 and Judas brother of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also his betrayer; 17 and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 18 and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed all.

20 And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man’s sake: 23 rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets. 24 But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation. 25 Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

27 But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you; 28 bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully. 29 To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also. 30 To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back. 31 And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner. 32 And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same. 34 And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you. 38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind man lead a blind man? shall not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher. 41 But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye? 42 or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me, I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother. 43 For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit; 44 for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble. 45 The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked man out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say? 47 Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like. 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock. 49 And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

1 Ühel hingamispäeval, kui Jeesus läks läbi viljapõldude, katkusid ta jüngrid viljapäid, hõõrusid neid käte vahel ja sõid. 2 Ent mõned variserid küsisid: „Miks te teete seda, mida ei tohi teha hingamispäeval?"

3 Jeesus vastas neile: „Kas te ei ole lugenud, mida tegi Taavet, kui temal ja ta kaaslastel oli nälg? 4 Kuidas ta läks Jumala kotta ja võttis ohvrileibu, sõi ja andis oma meestele, ehkki neid ei ole lubatud süüa kellelgi peale preestrite?" 5 Jeesus ütles neile: „Inimese Poeg on hingamispäeva Issand!"

6 Ühel teisel hingamispäeval, kui Jeesus oli läinud sünagoogi ja õpetas, juhtus seal olema mees, kelle parem käsi oli kärbunud. 7 Kirjatundjad ja variserid otsisid põhjust, et Jeesust süüdistada, ja nõnda nad jälgisid, kas ta tervendab hingamispäeval. 8 Jeesus teadis nende mõtteid. Ta lausus mehele, kellel oli kärbunud käsi: „Tõuse püsti ja seisa meie ette!" Ta tõusis ja jäi seisma.

9 Jeesus ütles neile: „Ma küsin teilt, mida on hingamispäeval lubatud teha: head või halba, päästa elu või see hävitada?"

10 Ta vaatas neist igaühele otsa ja ütles mehele: „Siruta oma käsi!" Mees tegi seda ja ta käsi sai täiesti terveks. 11 Kirjatundjad ja variserid läksid aga raevu ja hakkasid arutama, mida nad võiksid Jeesusele teha.

12 Mõni aeg hiljem läks Jeesus mäele palvetama ja veetis kogu öö Jumalat paludes. 13 Päeva saabudes kutsus ta jüngrid enese juurde ja valis nende hulgast kaksteist, keda ta määras ka apostliteks. Need olid:

14 Siimon, keda ta nimetas Peetruseks*6:14 Peetrus tähendab kreeka keeles kaljut., tema vend Andreas,

Jaakobus,

Johannes,

Filippus,

Bartolomeus,

15 Matteus,

Toomas,

Jaakobus, Alfeuse poeg,

Siimon, keda kutsutakse Selooteseks*6:15 See nimi märgib selooti, fanaatilist vabadusvõitlejat.,

16 Juudas, Jaakobuse poeg,

ja Juudas Iskariot, kes sai äraandjaks.

17 Kui Jeesus oli tulnud nendega koos mäelt alla, peatus ta tasases paigas. Seal oli suur hulk tema jüngreid ja arvukalt rahvast kogu Juudamaalt, Jeruusalemmast ning Tüürose ja Siidoni rannikualalt, 18 kes olid tulnud teda kuulama ja oma haigustest terveks saama. Paranesid ka rüvedatest vaimudest piinatud inimesed. 19 Kõik püüdsid teda puudutada, sest temast tuli vägi välja ja see tervendas neid kõiki.

20 Jeesus vaatas oma jüngrite poole ja ütles:

„Õnnistatud olete teie, kes te olete vaesed,

sest teie päralt on Jumala riik!

21 Õnnistatud olete teie, kes te praegu nälgite,

sest teid toidetakse!

Õnnistatud olete teie, kes te praegu nutate,

sest teie saate naerda!

22 Õnnistatud olete teie, kui inimesed teid vihkavad

ja teid endi hulgast välja heidavad, kui nad teid teotavad

ja teie nime põlgavad

Inimese Poja pärast!

23 Olge rõõmsad sel päeval ja hüpake, sest teie tasu on suur taevas! Just samuti tegid nende esivanemad prohvetitega.

24 Ent häda teile, kes te olete rikkad,

sest teil on lohutus juba käes!

25 Häda teile, kes te praegu olete hästi toidetud,

sest teie saate veel nälgida!

Häda teile, kes te praegu naerate,

sest teie saate leinata ja nutta!

26 Häda teile, kui kõik inimesed räägivad teist hästi,

sest samuti tegid ju nende esivanemad valeprohvetitele!

27 Kuid ma ütlen teile, kes kuulete: armastage oma vaenlasi, tehke head neile, kes teid vihkavad. 28 Õnnistage neid, kes teid neavad, palvetage nende eest, kes teid laimavad. 29 Kui keegi lööb sind ühele põsele, pööra tema poole ka teine, ja kui keegi võtab sinult kuue, sellele ära keela ka särki! 30 Anna igaühele, kes sinult küsib, ja kes võtab sinu oma, sellelt ära nõua tagasi! 31 Tehke teistele seda, mida soovite, et nad ka teile teeksid!

32 Kui te armastate neid, kes teid armastavad, mis kasu te sellest ootate? Isegi patused armastavad neid, kes neid armastavad. 33 Ja kui te teete head neile, kes teile head teevad, mis tunnustust te selle eest ootate? Isegi patused teevad sedasama. 34 Kui te laenate neile, kellelt te loodate tagasi saada, mis tunnustust te selle eest ootate? Ka patused laenavad patustele, et nad samavõrra tagasi saaksid. 35 Armastage oma vaenlasi, tehke head ja laenake neile ilma midagi tagasi lootmata. Siis on teie tasu suur ja te olete Kõigekõrgema lapsed, sest tema on hea tänamatute ja kurjade vastu! 36 Olge armulised, nagu teie Isa on armuline!

37 Ärge mõistke kohut, ja ka teie üle ei mõisteta kohut! Ärge mõistke hukka, ja ka teid ei mõisteta hukka! Andke andeks, ja teile antakse andeks! 38 Andke, ja teile antakse – hea, tihedaks vajutatud, kokku raputatud, kuhjaga mõõt antakse teie rüppe. Selle mõõduga, millega teie mõõdate, mõõdetakse teile tagasi."

39 Ta rääkis neile ka tähendamissõna: „Kas pime saab juhtida pimedat? Eks nad mõlemad kuku auku? 40 Ei ole jünger õpetajast üle, kuid iga väljaõppe saanu on nagu tema õpetaja.

41 Miks sa näed pindu oma venna silmas, aga palki enda silmas ei märka? 42 Kuidas sa võid oma vennale öelda: „Vend, lase ma tõmban välja pinnu sinu silmast!" ja ise ei näe palki oma silmas? Silmakirjatseja, tõmba esmalt palk oma silmast välja, ja siis sa näed ka pindu oma venna silmast välja tõmmata!

43 Ükski hea puu ei kanna halba vilja, ega halb puu head. 44 Iga puud tuntakse tema viljast. Viigimarju ei korjata kibuvitstelt ega koguta viinamarjakobaraid ohakailt. 45 Hea inimene toob välja head oma südame heast tagavarast ja kuri inimene toob kurjusest välja kurja. Sest ta suu räägib sellest, mida ta süda on täis.

46 Aga miks te mind hüüate: „Issand, Issand!" ega tee, mida ma ütlen? 47 Ma näitan teile, milline on inimene, kes minu juurde tulles kuuleb mu sõnu ja teeb nende järgi. 48 Ta on inimese sarnane, kes maja ehitades kaevas sügavale ja ladus alusmüüri kaljule. Kui tuli üleujutus, sööstis tulvavesi vastu maja, kuid ei suutnud seda kõigutada, sest see oli ehitatud hästi. 49 Aga kes kuuleb ega tee, see on inimese sarnane, kes ehitas maja maapinnale ilma alusmüürita. Tulvavesi sööstis vastu maja ja see varises kokku ning hävis täielikult."