What does it mean that the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath?

When Jesus says, “The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath,” He is saying that He has authority over the Sabbath itself. The religious leaders had built many detailed rules around that day, often making it a burden. Jesus uses the story of David eating the bread that was normally for priests to show that human need and mercy matter. By calling Himself Lord of the Sabbath, He shows that He decides how God’s day of rest should be understood and that doing good and meeting real needs fits God’s purpose for it.

Why did Jesus heal the man with the withered hand on the sabbath?

Jesus healed the man with the withered hand on the Sabbath to show that it is right to do good and to save life on God’s day of rest. The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, hoping to accuse Him, but He knew their thoughts. He brought the man into the middle, asked if it was lawful to do good or evil on the Sabbath, and then healed him. By restoring the man’s hand, Jesus showed that mercy is at the heart of God’s law, and that caring for people is never out of place, even on a holy day.

Why did Jesus pray all night before choosing the twelve apostles?

Jesus went up into a mountain and prayed all night before choosing the twelve apostles to show the weight of that decision and His full dependence on the Father. These men would be sent out to preach, heal, and later carry the message after His death and resurrection. Spending the whole night in prayer teaches that important choices in God’s work should be soaked in seeking God, not rushed. It also shows His example for believers today: big steps in serving God call for serious, earnest prayer and waiting before Him.

What are the blessings and woes Jesus gives in this passage?

Jesus blesses those who are poor, hungry, weeping, and hated for His sake, promising them God’s kingdom, future fullness, joy, and a great reward in heaven. He reminds them that the prophets were treated this way. Then He warns those who are rich, full, laughing, and praised by everyone that this may be all the comfort they ever get, and that sorrow is coming. Their fathers treated false prophets well. These blessings and woes turn normal values upside down, showing that God looks beyond present comfort to the state of the heart and eternity.

What does it mean to love your enemies and turn the other cheek here?

When Jesus says to love enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and turn the other cheek, He is calling His followers to respond to wrong with kindness, not revenge. Turning the other cheek and not demanding stolen goods back show a heart that lets go of personal payback. He points out that anyone can love those who love them back, but His people are to act like their Father, who is kind even to the unthankful and evil. This love trusts God for the reward instead of clinging to personal rights.

How should we understand “judge not, and ye shall not be judged”?

“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged” warns against a harsh, condemning spirit, not against every kind of discernment. Jesus goes on to say, “Condemn not,” and then speaks of forgiving and giving generously. Later He talks about the mote and beam, showing that the problem is hypocrisy: seeing small faults in others while ignoring big sins in ourselves. The idea is that the measure we use for others will be used for us. Believers are called to be gentle, fair, and merciful, dealing with their own hearts first before correcting someone else.

What does the parable of the blind leading the blind teach here?

The parable of the blind leading the blind warns about following and being unfit leaders. If someone who cannot see the way to God guides others, both will fall into the ditch. Jesus ties this to discipleship: a disciple is not above his master, but when fully trained will be like his master. So if your example is blind, you will share that blindness. It urges people to choose teachers who truly follow Jesus and reminds anyone who guides others to first see clearly themselves, in belief and in daily obedience.

What does Jesus mean by a good tree and a corrupt tree and their fruit?

Jesus says a good tree does not bear bad fruit and a bad tree does not bear good fruit. Every tree is known by its fruit. People do not pick figs from thorns or grapes from a bramble bush. In the same way, a good person brings out good from the good treasure in the heart, and an evil person brings out evil from an evil heart. “Out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.” This shows that words and actions reveal what is really inside us, and that true change must begin with the heart.

What is the meaning of the house built on the rock and the house without foundation?

Jesus compares two people. One hears His words and does them, like a man who digs deep and lays his house on rock. When floods and strong streams hit, the house stands. Another hears but does not do, like a man who builds on the earth without a foundation. When the stream beats on it, the house quickly falls with great ruin. The picture is simple: it is not enough to listen to Jesus or call Him “Lord, Lord.” A secure life before God comes from putting His words into practice, so that when troubles come, faith holds fast.

Why does this passage speak strongly against riches and praise from people?

Jesus warns, “Woe unto you that are rich,” “that are full,” “that laugh now,” and “when all men shall speak well of you.” The issue is not simply having money, but living as if this life’s comfort and people’s approval are all that matter. He says such people have already received their consolation and points out that false prophets were often praised. The passage calls readers to see the danger of trusting in wealth and reputation. Real blessing belongs to those who may suffer now for following Him, but are rich toward God.

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Luke 6:1

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And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

The Lord of the Sabbath

1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

The Twelve Apostles

12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.

19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

The Beatitudes

20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for your’s is the kingdom of God.

21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Woes to the Satisfied

24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Love Your Enemies

27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.

30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Judging Others

37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.

A Tree and Its Fruit

43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

The House on the Rock

46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

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