World English Bible · Under Rome
Luke 6
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Now on the second after the first, he was going through the grain fields. His plucked the heads of grain and ate, rubbing them in their hands. But some of the said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the ?" , answering them, said, "Haven't you read what did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, how he entered into house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?" He said to them, " is of the ." It also happened on another that he entered into the and taught. There was a man there, and his was withered. The and the watched him, to see whether he would heal on the , that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their ; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise up and stand in the middle." He arose and stood. Then said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the to do good, or to do harm? To a life, or to kill?" He looked around at them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand was restored as sound as the other. But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to . In these days, he went out to the mountain to , and he continued all night in to . When it was day, he called his , and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named : , whom he also named ; , his brother; ; ; ; ; ; ; the son of ; who was called the Zealot; the son of ; and , who also became a traitor. He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a of his and a great number of the people from all and and the sea coast of and , who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were troubled by ; and they were being healed. All sought to touch him, for came out of him and healed them all. He lifted up his eyes to his , and said: " are you who are , for Kingdom is yours. are you who now, for you will be filled. are you who weep now, for you will laugh. are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in , for their fathers did the same thing to . "But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation. Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false . "But I tell you who hear: love your , do good to those who hate you, those who you, and for those who mistreat you. To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also. Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again. "As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them. "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even love those who love them. 33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even do the same. If you lend to those from whom you to receive, what credit is that to you? Even lend to , to receive back as much. But love your , and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of ; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. "Therefore be merciful, even as your is also merciful. Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. , and you will be . "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you." He spoke to them. "Can the blind guide the blind? Won't they both fall into a pit? is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck of that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? Or how can you tell your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck of that is in your eye,' when you yourself don't see the beam that is in your own eye? You ! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of that is in your brother's eye. "For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from , nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. The good man out of the good of brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil of brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of , his speaks. "Why do you call me, ', ,' and don't do the things which I say? Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will show you who he is like. He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on . When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on . But he who hears and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell; and the of that house was great."
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The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.