Matthew 5
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The Beginning of the Sermon on the Mount
1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2and he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
The Beatitudes
(Luke 6.20-23)
3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Isa 61.2. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
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Ps 37.11. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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Isa 55.1,2. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
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Ps 24.4,5. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
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1 Pet 3.14. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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1 Pet 4.14. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12#2 Chr 36.16; Acts 7.52. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
The Salt of the Earth
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Mark 9.50; Luke 14.34,35. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
The Light of the World
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John 8.12; 9.5. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. 15#Mark 4.21; Luke 8.16; 11.33. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16#1 Pet 2.12. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Jesus' Attitude toward the Law
17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18#Luke 16.17. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus' Attitude toward Anger
(Luke 12.57-59)
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Exod 20.13; Deut 5.17. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause#5.22 without a cause not found in best early manuscripts. shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee; 24leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Jesus' Attitude toward Adultery
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Exod 20.14; Deut 5.18. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29#Matt 18.9; Mark 9.47. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30#Matt 18.8; Mark 9.43. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Jesus' Attitude toward Divorce
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Deut 24.1-4; Matt 19.7; Mark 10.4. It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32#Matt 19.9; Mark 10.11,12; Luke 16.18; 1 Cor 7.10,11. but I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Jesus' Attitude toward Oaths
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Lev 19.12;
Num 30.2; Deut 23.21. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34#Jas 5.12; Isa 66.1; Matt 23.22. but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35#Isa 66.1; Ps 48.2. nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Love for Enemies
(Luke 6.27-36)
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Exod 21.24; Lev 24.20; Deut 19.21. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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Lev 19.18. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. 44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48#Deut 18.13. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Matthew 5
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CHAPTER 5
1And Jesus, seeing the people, went up into the hill; and when he was set [or had sat], his disciples came to him.
2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, and said,
3Blessed be poor men in spirit, for the kingdom of heavens is theirs. [Blessed be the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.]
4Blessed be mild men, for they shall wield the earth.
5Blessed be they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
6Blessed be they that hunger and thirst rightwiseness, for they shall be fulfilled.
7Blessed be merciful men [+or Blessed be the merciful], for they shall get mercy.
8Blessed be they that be of clean heart, for they shall see God.
9Blessed be peaceable men, for they shall be called God’s children. [+Blessed be the peaceable, for they shall be called the sons of God.]
10Blessed be they that suffer persecution for rightwiseness, for the kingdom of heavens [or the kingdom of heaven] is theirs.
11Blessed be ye, when men shall curse you, and shall pursue you, and shall say all evil against you lying, for me.
12Joy ye, and be ye glad, for your meed is plenteous in heavens; for so they have pursued also prophets that were before you.
13Ye be salt of the earth; that if the salt vanish away, wherein shall it be salted? To nothing it is worth over, but that it be cast out, and be defouled of men.
14Ye be [the] light of the world; a city set on an hill may not be hid;
15nor men tendeth a lantern, and putteth it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that it give light to all that be in the house.
16So shine your light before men, that they see your good works, and glorify your Father that is in heavens.
17Do not ye deem, [or guess], that I came to undo [or to destroy] the law, or the prophets; I came not to undo [or to destroy] the law, but to fulfill.
18Forsooth I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, one letter, [or one i, that is, the least letter], or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all things be done.
19Therefore he that breaketh one of these least commandments, and teach-eth thus men, shall be called the least in the realm of heavens; but he that doeth, and teacheth, shall be called great in the kingdom of heavens.
20And I say to you, that but your rightwiseness be more plenteous than of scribes and of Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heavens.
21Ye have heard that it was said to old men, Thou shalt not slay; and he that slayeth, shall be guilty to the doom.
22But I say to you, that each man that is wroth to his brother, shall be guilty to doom; and he that saith to his brother, Fie!, [that is, a word of scorn], shall be guilty to the council; but he that saith Fool, [that is, a word of despising], shall be guilty to the fire of hell.
23Therefore if thou offerest thy gift at the altar, and there thou bethinkest, that thy brother hath somewhat [or something] against thee,
24leave there thy gift before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy brother, and then thou shalt come, and shalt offer thy gift.
25Be thou consenting to thine adversary soon, while thou art in the way with him, lest peradventure thine adversary take thee to the doomsman [or the judge], and the doomsman take thee to the minister, and thou be sent into prison.
26Truly I say to thee, Thou shalt not go out from thence, till thou yield the last farthing.
27Ye have heard that it was said to old men, Thou shalt not do lechery.
28But I say to you, that every man that seeth a woman [for] to covet her, hath now done lechery by her in his heart.
29That if thy right eye cause thee to stumble, pull it out, and cast it from thee; for it speedeth to thee, that one of thy members perish, than that all thy body go into hell.
30And if thy right hand cause thee to stumble, cut it away, and cast [it] from thee; for it speedeth to thee, that one of thy members perish, than that all thy body go into hell.
31And it hath been said, Whoever leaveth his wife, give he to her a libel [or a little book] of forsaking.
32But I say to you, that every man that leaveth his wife, except [the] cause of fornication, maketh her to do lechery, and he that weddeth the forsaken wife, doeth adultery.
33Again ye have heard, that it was said to old men, Thou shalt not forswear, but thou shalt yield thine oaths to the Lord.
34But I say to you, that ye swear not for anything; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35neither by the earth, for it is the stool of his feet; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of a great [or the great] king;
36neither thou shalt swear by thine head, for thou mayest not make one hair white, or black;
37but be your word, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; and that that is more than these, is of evil.
38Ye have heard that it hath been said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.
39But I say to you, that ye against-stand not an evil man, [or to not against-stand evil]; but if any smite thee in the right cheek, show [or give] to him also the other;
40and to him that will strive with thee in doom, and take away thy coat, leave thou to him also thy mantle [or thine over-cloth];
41and whoever constraineth thee a thousand paces, go thou with him other twain.
42Give thou to him that asketh of thee, and turn thou not away from him that will borrow of thee.
43Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44But I say to you, love ye your enemies, do ye well to them that hate you, and pray ye for them that pursue, and slander you;
45that ye be the sons of your Father that is in heavens, that maketh his sun to rise upon good and evil men, and raineth on just men and unjust.
46For if ye love them that love you, what meed shall ye have? whether [the] publicans do not this thing?
47And if ye greet your brethren only, what shall ye do more[over]? do not heathen men [or pagans] this?
48Therefore be ye perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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