# Luke 06 📖: The Sermon on the Plain
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### A Discussion about the Sabbath
**Principle**: Don't take worship your tradition. Worship Jesus.
[[#Verse 01.]] Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.
[[#Verse 02.]] But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
[[#Verse 03.]] Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry—
[[#Verse 04.]] how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”
[[#Verse 05.]] Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
### Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
**Principle**: Jesus doesn't move according to our traditions.
[[#Verse 06.]] On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.
[[#Verse 07.]] The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
[[#Verse 08.]] But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he rose and stood there.
[[#Verse 09.]] Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”
[[#Verse 10.]] After looking around at them all, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored.
[[#Verse 11.]] But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.
### Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
**Principle**: Pray then act.
[[#Verse 12.]] Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
[[#Verse 13.]] When morning came, he called his disciples and chose 12 of them, whom he also named apostles:
[[#Verse 14.]] Simon (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
[[#Verse 15.]] Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
[[#Verse 16.]] Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
[[#Verse 17.]] Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,
### Crowds Follow Jesus
**Principle**: Jesus does ministry WITH you.
[[#Verse 17.]] When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon.
[[#Verse 18.]] and those who suffered from unclean spirits were cured.
[[#Verse 19.]] The whole crowd was trying to touch him because power was coming out from him and healing them all.
### The Beatitudes
[[Matthew 05]]
**Principle**: Main Kingdom characteristics.
[[#Verse 20.]] Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
[[#Verse 21.]] Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
[[#Verse 22.]] Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
[[#Verse 23.]] Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
### Sorrows Foretold
**Principle**: ALL of God's promises are true.
[[#Verse 24.]] But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.
[[#Verse 25.]] Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
[[#Verse 26.]] Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
### Love for Enemies
**Principle**: Love is a decision, not an emotion.
[[#Verse 27.]] “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
[[#Verse 28.]] bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
[[#Verse 29.]] To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.
[[#Verse 30.]] Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
[[#Verse 31.]] Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.
[[#Verse 32.]] “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
[[#Verse 33.]] And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
[[#Verse 34.]] And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.
[[#Verse 35.]] But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
[[#Verse 36.]] Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
### Do Not Judge Others
[[Matthew 07]]
**Principle**: Don't stand in the seat of judgement.
[[#Verse 37.]] “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
[[#Verse 38.]] Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”
[[#Verse 39.]] He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he? Won’t they both fall into a pit?
[[#Verse 40.]] A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.
[[#Verse 41.]] Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?
[[#Verse 42.]] How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while you yourself don’t see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
### The Tree and Its Fruit
**Principle**: Actions reveal hearts.
[[#Verse 43.]] “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,
[[#Verse 44.]] for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.
[[#Verse 45.]] The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.
### Building on a Solid Foundation
[[Matthew 07]]
**Principle**: Build your life on God's Word.
[[#Verse 46.]] “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?
[[#Verse 47.]] “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice—I will show you what he is like:
[[#Verse 48.]] He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.
[[#Verse 49.]] But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately and was utterly destroyed!”
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Some Pharisees treated rubbing heads of grain in the hands (6:1) as threshing, one of the kinds of work forbidden on the Sabbath.
2. Only Luke notes that it was the man's right hand that was withered (6:6), which likely kept him from working.
3. Jesus spent the whole night in prayer before choosing the Twelve (6:12).
4. Luke's list of the Twelve includes "Judas the son of James" (6:16), who seems to be the same disciple Matthew and Mark call Thaddaeus.
5. This teaching is often called the Sermon on the Plain because Jesus stood on a level place (6:17).
6. Luke's version has four blessings and four woes (6:20-26), while Matthew's Sermon on the Mount lists nine blessings.
7. Being struck on the cheek (6:29) was an insult as much as an injury.
8. The Law protected a poor person's cloak, requiring a lender to return it before nightfall (Exodus 22:26-27).
9. Grain was poured into the fold of a long garment, so a measure "pressed down, shaken together, running over" (6:38) pictured overflowing generosity.
10. Dry streambeds in Israel could turn into rushing floods in the rainy season, testing any house built without a solid foundation (6:48-49).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lord of the Sabbath (6:5) and the merciful King who calls His followers to love their enemies (6:35-36). He loved us while we were still His enemies (Romans 5:8-10).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. Jesus prayed all night before choosing the Twelve (6:12-13). What decisions in your life need that kind of prayer?
2. Jesus calls us to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us (6:27-28). Who is hardest for you to love right now, and what is one step you can take?
3. Jesus compared hearing and obeying His words to building a house on rock (6:47-49). Which of His words do you most need to put into practice?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 27: Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.
- 📖 verse 31: Treat others the way you want to be treated.
- 📖 verse 36: Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
- 📖 verse 45: The mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
## 🔗 Related Passages
- 🔗 [[1 Samuel 21#Verse 01.|1 Samuel 21:1-6]] - David eats the holy bread.
- 🔗 [[Matthew 05#Verse 03.|Matthew 5:3-12]] - The Beatitudes.
- 🔗 [[Romans 12#Verse 14.|Romans 12:14]] - Bless those who persecute you.
- 🔗 [[Exodus 34#Verse 06.|Exodus 34:6]] - The Lord is compassionate and gracious.
- 🔗 [[Matthew 07#Verse 01.|Matthew 7:1-2]] - Do not judge.
- 🔗 [[2 Corinthians 09#Verse 06.|2 Corinthians 9:6]] - Sowing generously.
- 🔗 [[James 01#Verse 22.|James 1:22]] - Be doers of the word.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Luke 06 - SOAP|Right-Side-Up Kingdom]]
## 📂 Internal Notes
[^1]: [[Series_BAssurance_2_1Peter1.13-25]] aux