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¹ Give to everyone who asks of you.[10] Whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

² Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

³ If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

⁴ If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

⁵ If you lend [money] to those from whom you expect to receive [it back], what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to receive back the same amount.

⁶ But love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, and do good, and lend,[11] expecting nothing in return; for your reward will be great (rich, abundant), and you will be sons of the Most High; because He Himself is kind and gracious and good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

⁷ Be merciful (responsive, compassionate, tender) just as your [heavenly] Father is merciful.

⁸ "[12] Do not judge [others self-righteously], and you will not be judged; do not condemn [others when you are guilty and unrepentant], and you will not be condemned [for your hypocrisy]; pardon [others when they truly repent and change], and you will be pardoned [when you truly repent and change].

⁹ Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return."

¹⁰ He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man guide [another] blind man? Will they not both fall into a hole in the ground?

¹¹ A student is not superior to his teacher; but everyone, after he has been completely trained, will be like his teacher.

¹² Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice or consider the log that is in your own eye?

¹³ How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, allow me to take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite (play actor, pretender), first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

¹⁴ For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

¹⁵ For each tree is known and identified by its own fruit. For figs are not picked from thorn bushes, nor is a cluster of grapes picked from a briar bush.

¹⁶ The [intrinsically] good man produces what is good and honorable and moral out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart; and the [intrinsically] evil man produces what is wicked and depraved out of the evil [in his heart]; for his mouth speaks from the overflow of his heart.

¹⁷ "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not practice what I tell you?

¹⁸ Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:

¹⁹ he is like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and yet could not shake it, because it had been securely built and founded on the rock.

²⁰ But the one who has [merely] heard and has not practiced [what I say], is like a [foolish] man who built a house on the ground without any foundation, and the torrent burst against it; and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great."

²¹ After He had finished all that He had to say in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

²² Now a [Roman][1] centurion's slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and on the verge of death.

²³ When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.

²⁴ When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly [to come], saying, "He is worthy for You to do this for him,

²⁵ because he loves our nation and he built us our synagogue [at his own expense]."

²⁶ And Jesus went with them. But when He was near the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying, "Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof.

²⁷ Therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You. But just speak a word, and my slave will be healed.

²⁸ For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

²⁹ Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, "I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith [as this man's]."

³⁰ When the messengers who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

³¹ Soon afterward Jesus went to a city called Nain [near Nazareth], and His disciples and a large crowd accompanied Him.

³² Now as He approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her [in the funeral procession].

³³ When the Lord saw her, He felt [great] compassion for her, and said to her, "Do not weep."

³⁴ And He came up and touched the bier [on which the body rested], and the pallbearers stood still. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise [from death]!"

³⁵ The man who was dead sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

³⁶ Fear and profound awe gripped them all, and they began glorifying and honoring and praising God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His people [to help and care for and provide for them]!"

³⁷ This news about Him spread through all of Judea and in all the surrounding countryside.

³⁸ John's disciples brought word to him [in prison] of all these things.

³⁹ John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are You the[2] Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else?"

⁴⁰ So the men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist sent us to You to ask, 'Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else?'"

⁴¹ At that very hour Jesus healed many people of sicknesses and infirmities and evil spirits; and He gave [the gracious gift of] sight to many who were blind.

⁴² So He replied to them, "Go and tell John about everything you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news (gospel) preached to them.

⁴³ Blessed [joyful, spiritually favored] is he who does not take offense at Me."

⁴⁴ When John's messengers left, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the wilderness to see?[3] A reed shaken by the wind?

⁴⁵ But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing [entirely unsuited for the harsh wilderness]? Those who wear splendid clothing and live in luxury are in royal palaces!

⁴⁶ But what did you [really] go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one[4] far more [eminent and remarkable] than a prophet [who foretells the future].

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1	Give to everyone who asks of you.[10] Whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.
2	Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.
3	If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
4	If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
5	If you lend [money] to those from whom you expect to receive [it back], what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to receive back the same amount.
6	But love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, and do good, and lend,[11] expecting nothing in return; for your reward will be great (rich, abundant), and you will be sons of the Most High; because He Himself is kind and gracious and good to the ungrateful and the wicked.
7	Be merciful (responsive, compassionate, tender) just as your [heavenly] Father is merciful.
8	"[12] Do not judge [others self-righteously], and you will not be judged; do not condemn [others when you are guilty and unrepentant], and you will not be condemned [for your hypocrisy]; pardon [others when they truly repent and change], and you will be pardoned [when you truly repent and change].
9	Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return."
10	He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man guide [another] blind man? Will they not both fall into a hole in the ground?
11	A student is not superior to his teacher; but everyone, after he has been completely trained, will be like his teacher.
12	Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice or consider the log that is in your own eye?
13	How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, allow me to take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite (play actor, pretender), first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.
14	For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.
15	For each tree is known and identified by its own fruit. For figs are not picked from thorn bushes, nor is a cluster of grapes picked from a briar bush.
16	The [intrinsically] good man produces what is good and honorable and moral out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart; and the [intrinsically] evil man produces what is wicked and depraved out of the evil [in his heart]; for his mouth speaks from the overflow of his heart.
17	"Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not practice what I tell you?
18	Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:
19	he is like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and yet could not shake it, because it had been securely built and founded on the rock.
20	But the one who has [merely] heard and has not practiced [what I say], is like a [foolish] man who built a house on the ground without any foundation, and the torrent burst against it; and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great."
21	After He had finished all that He had to say in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
22	Now a [Roman][1] centurion's slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and on the verge of death.
23	When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.
24	When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly [to come], saying, "He is worthy for You to do this for him,
25	because he loves our nation and he built us our synagogue [at his own expense]."
26	And Jesus went with them. But when He was near the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying, "Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof.
27	Therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You. But just speak a word, and my slave will be healed.
28	For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
29	Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, "I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith [as this man's]."
30	When the messengers who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
31	Soon afterward Jesus went to a city called Nain [near Nazareth], and His disciples and a large crowd accompanied Him.
32	Now as He approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her [in the funeral procession].
33	When the Lord saw her, He felt [great] compassion for her, and said to her, "Do not weep."
34	And He came up and touched the bier [on which the body rested], and the pallbearers stood still. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise [from death]!"
35	The man who was dead sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
36	Fear and profound awe gripped them all, and they began glorifying and honoring and praising God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His people [to help and care for and provide for them]!"
37	This news about Him spread through all of Judea and in all the surrounding countryside.
38	John's disciples brought word to him [in prison] of all these things.
39	John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are You the[2] Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else?"
40	So the men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist sent us to You to ask, 'Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else?'"
41	At that very hour Jesus healed many people of sicknesses and infirmities and evil spirits; and He gave [the gracious gift of] sight to many who were blind.
42	So He replied to them, "Go and tell John about everything you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news (gospel) preached to them.
43	Blessed [joyful, spiritually favored] is he who does not take offense at Me."
44	When John's messengers left, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the wilderness to see?[3] A reed shaken by the wind?
45	But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing [entirely unsuited for the harsh wilderness]? Those who wear splendid clothing and live in luxury are in royal palaces!
46	But what did you [really] go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one[4] far more [eminent and remarkable] than a prophet [who foretells the future].

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