aWhen Jesus saw the crowds
, He went
up on bthe 1mountain
; and after He sat
down
, His disciples
came
to Him.
aHe opened His mouth
and began to teach
them, saying
,
" 1 aBlessed are the 2poor
in spirit
, for btheirs
is the kingdom
of heaven
.
"Blessed are athose
who mourn
, for they shall be comforted
.
"Blessed are athe 1gentle
, for they shall inherit
the earth
.
"Blessed are athose
who hunger
and thirst
for righteousness
, for they shall be satisfied
.
"Blessed are athe merciful
, for they shall receive
mercy
.
"Blessed are athe pure
in heart
, for bthey shall see
God
.
"Blessed are the peacemakers
, for athey shall be called
sons
of God
.
"Blessed are those
who have been apersecuted
for the sake
of righteousness
, for btheirs
is the kingdom
of heaven
.
"Blessed are you when
people ainsult
you and persecute
you, and falsely
say
all
kinds
of evil
against
you because
of Me.
"Rejoice and be glad
, for your reward
in heaven
is great
; for ain the same
way
they persecuted
the prophets
who were before
you.
"You are the salt of the earth
; but aif
the salt
has become
tasteless
, how
1can it be made
salty
again? It is no
longer
good
for anything
, except
to be thrown
out and trampled
under
foot
by men
.
"You are athe light of the world
. A city
set
on a 1hill
cannot
be hidden
;
anor does anyone light
a lamp
and put
it under
a 1basket
, but on the lampstand
, and it gives
light
to all
who are in the house
.
"Let your light shine
before
men
in such
a way
that they may asee
your good
works
, and bglorify
your Father
who is in heaven
.
"Do not think that I came
to abolish
the aLaw
or
the Prophets
; I did not come
to abolish
but to fulfill
.
"For truly I say
to you, auntil
heaven
and earth
pass
away
, not 1the smallest
letter
or
stroke
shall pass
from the Law
until
all
is accomplished
.
"Whoever then
annuls
one
of the least
of these
commandments
, and teaches
1others
to do the same
, shall be called
least
ain the kingdom
of heaven
; but whoever
2keeps
and teaches
them, he shall be called
great
in the kingdom
of heaven
.
"For I say to you that unless
your arighteousness
surpasses
that of the scribes
and Pharisees
, you will not enter
the kingdom
of heaven
.
" aYou have heard that 1the ancients
were told
, ` bYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT
MURDER
' and `Whoever
commits
murder
shall be 2liable
to cthe court
.'
"But I say to you that everyone
who is angry
with his brother
shall be 1guilty
before athe court
; and whoever
says
to his brother
, ` 2You good-for-nothing
,' shall be 1guilty
before 3 bthe supreme
court
; and whoever
says
, `You fool
,' shall be 1guilty
enough to go into the 4 cfiery
hell
.
"Therefore if
you are apresenting
your 1offering
at the altar
, and there
remember
that your brother
has
something
against
you,
leave your 1offering
there
before
the altar
and go
; first
be areconciled
to your brother
, and then
come
and present
your 1offering
.
" aMake friends
quickly
with your opponent
at law
while
you are with him on the way
, so
that your opponent
may not hand
you over to the judge
, and the judge
to the officer
, and you be thrown
into prison
.
"Truly I say
to you, ayou will not come
out of there
until
you have paid
up the last
1cent
.
" aYou have heard that it was said
, ` bYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT
ADULTERY
';
but I say to you that everyone
who looks
at a woman
awith lust
for her has already
committed
adultery
with her in his heart
.
" aIf your right
eye
makes
you 1stumble
, tear
it out and throw
it from you; for it is better
for you 2to lose
one
of the parts
of your body, 3than
for your whole
body
to be thrown
into 4 bhell
.
" aIf your right
hand
makes
you 1stumble
, cut
it off
and throw
it from you; for it is better
for you 2to lose one
of the parts
of your body, 3than
for your whole
body
to go
into 4 bhell
.
"It was said, ` aWHOEVER
SENDS
HIS WIFE
AWAY
, LET HIM GIVE
HER A CERTIFICATE
OF DIVORCE
';
abut I say to you that everyone
who 1divorces
his wife
, except
for the reason
of unchastity
, makes
her commit
adultery
; and whoever
marries
a 2divorced
woman
commits
adultery
.
"Again, ayou have heard
that 1the ancients
were told
, ` 2 bYOU SHALL NOT 3MAKE
FALSE
VOWS
, BUT SHALL FULFILL
YOUR 4VOWS
TO THE LORD
.'
"But I say to you, amake
no
oath
at all
, either
by heaven
, for it is bthe throne
of God
,
or by the earth
, for it is the afootstool
of His feet
, or
1by Jerusalem
, for it is bTHE CITY
OF THE GREAT
KING
.
"Nor shall you make
an oath
by your head
, for you cannot
make
one
hair
white
or
black
.
"But let your statement be, `Yes
, yes
' or `No
, no
'; anything beyond
these
is 1of aevil
.
" aYou have heard that it was said
, ` bAN EYE
FOR AN EYE
, AND A TOOTH
FOR A TOOTH
.'
"But I say to you, do not resist
an evil
person; but awhoever
slaps
you on your right
cheek
, turn
the other
to him also
.
"If anyone wants to sue
you and take
your 1shirt
, let
him have
your 2coat
also
.
"Whoever 1forces
you to go one
mile
, go
with him two
.
" aGive to him who asks
of you, and do not turn
away
from him who wants
to borrow
from you.
" aYou have heard that it was said
, ` bYOU SHALL LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBOR
cand hate
your enemy
.'
"But I say to you, alove
your enemies
and pray
for those
who persecute
you,
so that you may 1be asons
of your Father
who
is in heaven
; for He causes
His sun
to rise
on the evil
and the good
, and sends
rain
on the righteous
and the unrighteous
.
"For aif you love
those
who love
you, what
reward
do
you have
? Do not even
the tax
collectors
do
the same
?
"If you greet
only
your brothers
, what
more
are you doing
than others? Do not even
the Gentiles
do
the same
?
"Therefore 1 ayou are to be perfect
, as your heavenly
Father
is perfect
.