at Matt 10:17; 26:59; Mark 13:9; 14:55; 15:1; Luke 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 4:15; 5:21; 6:12; 22:30; 23:1; 24:20
Matthew 5
The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes
1 aWhen Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on bthe ▼▼ Or hill
mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 dHe opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, 3 ▼▼ I.e. fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11
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f“Blessed are the ▼▼ I.e. those who are not spiritually arrogant
poor in spirit, for htheirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4“Blessed are ithose who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5“Blessed are jthe ▼▼ Or humble, meek
gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. 6“Blessed are lthose who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7“Blessed are mthe merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8“Blessed are nthe pure in heart, for othey shall see God. 9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for pthey shall be called sons of God. 10“Blessed are those who have been qpersecuted for the sake of righteousness, for rtheirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11“Blessed are you when people sinsult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12“Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for tin the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Disciples and the World
13“You are the salt of the earth; but uif the salt has become tasteless, how ▼▼ Lit will
can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. 14“You are wthe light of the world. A city set on a ▼▼ Or mountain
hill cannot be hidden; 15 ynor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a ▼▼ Or peck-measure
basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may aasee your good works, and abglorify your Father who is in heaven. 17“Do not think that I came to abolish the acLaw or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. 18“For truly I say to you, aduntil heaven and earth pass away, not ▼▼ Lit one iota (Heb yodh) or one projection of a letter (serif)
the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19“Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches ▼▼ Gr anthropoi
others to do the same, shall be called least agin the kingdom of heaven; but whoever ▼▼ Lit does
keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20“For I say to you that unless your airighteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Personal Relationships
21 aj“You have heard that ▼▼ Lit it was said to the ancients
the ancients were told, ‘ al You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be ▼▼ Or guilty before
liable to anthe court.’ 22“But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be ▼▼ Or liable to
guilty before apthe court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘ ▼▼ Or empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) fr Aram reqa
You good-for-nothing,’ shall be ▼▼ Or liable to
guilty before ▼▼ Lit the Sanhedrin
,
atthe supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be ▼▼ Or liable to
guilty enough to go into the ▼▼ Lit Gehenna of fire
,
awfiery hell. 23“Therefore if you are axpresenting your ▼▼ Or gift
offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your ▼▼ Or gift
offering there before the altar and go; first be bareconciled to your brother, and then come and present your ▼▼ Or gift
offering. 25 bc“Make 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. 26“Truly I say to you, bdyou will not come out of there until you have paid up the last ▼▼ Lit quadrans (equaling two mites); i.e. 1/64 of a daily wage
cent. 27 bf“You have heard that it was said, ‘ bg You shall not commit adultery’; 28but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman bhwith lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 bi“If your right eye makes you ▼▼ I.e. sin
stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you ▼▼ Lit that one...be lost
to lose one of the parts of your body, ▼▼ Lit not your whole body
than for your whole body to be thrown into ▼▼ Gr Gehenna
,
bnhell. 30 bo“If your right hand makes you ▼▼ I.e. sin
stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you ▼▼ Lit that one...be lost
to lose one of the parts of your body, ▼▼ Lit not your whole body
than for your whole body to go into ▼▼ Gr Gehenna
,
bthell. 31“It was said, ‘ bu Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce’; 32 bvbut I say to you that everyone who ▼▼ Or sends away
divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a ▼▼ Or sent away
divorced woman commits adultery. 33“Again, byyou have heard that ▼▼ Lit it was said to the ancients
the ancients were told, ‘ ▼▼ you and your are singular here
,
cb You shall not ▼▼ Or break your vows
make false vows, but shall fulfill your ▼▼ Lit oaths
vows to the Lord.’ 34“But I say to you, cemake no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is cfthe throne of God, 35or by the earth, for it is the cgfootstool of His feet, or ▼▼ Or toward
by Jerusalem, for it is ci the city of the great King. 36“Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37“But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is ▼▼ Or from the evil one
of ckevil. 38 cl“You have heard that it was said, ‘ cm An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39“But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but cnwhoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40“If anyone wants to sue you and take your ▼▼ Lit tunic; i.e. a garment worn next to the body
shirt, let him have your ▼▼ Lit cloak; i.e. an outer garment
coat also. 41“Whoever ▼▼ Lit will force
forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 cr“Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. 43 cs“You have heard that it was said, ‘ ct You shall love your neighbor cuand hate your enemy.’ 44“But I say to you, cvlove your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may ▼▼ Or show yourselves to be
be cxsons 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. 46“For cyif you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47“If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48“Therefore ▼▼ Lit you shall be
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dayou are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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