NASB — Matthew 5 — KJV

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

1 aWhen Jesus saw° the crowds°, He went° up on bthe Imountain°; and after He sat° down°, His disciples° came° to Him. 2 aHe opened° His mouth° and [began] to teach° them, saying°,

[1] IOr hill aMt ch 5-7; Lk 6:20-49 bMk 3:13; Lk 6:17; 9:28; Jn 6:3, 15
[2] aMt 13:35; Ac 8:35; 10:34; 18:14

3IaBlessed° are the IIpoor° in spirit°, for btheirs° is the kingdom° of heaven°.

[3] II.e. fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11 III.e. those who are not spiritually arrogant aMt 5:3-12; Lk 6:20-23 bMt 5:10; 19:14; 25:34; Mk 10:14; Lk 6:20; 22:29f

4“Blessed° are athose° who mourn°, for they shall be comforted°.

[4] aIs 61:2; Jn 16:20; Rv 7:17

5“Blessed° are athe Igentle°, for they shall inherit° the earth°.

[5] IOr humble, meek aPs 37:11

6“Blessed° are athose° who hunger° and thirst° for righteousness°, for they shall be satisfied°.

[6] aIs 55:1, 2; Jn 4:14; 6:48ff; 7:37

7“Blessed° are athe merciful°, for they shall receive° mercy°.

[7] aPv 11:17; Mt 6:14, 15; 18:33-35

8“Blessed° are athe pure° in heart°, for bthey shall see° God°.

[8] aPs 24:4 bHe 12:14; 1 Jn 3:2; Rv 22:4

9“Blessed° are the peacemakers°, for athey shall be called° sons° of God°.

[9] aMt 5:45; Lk 6:35; Ro 8:14

10“Blessed° are those° who have been apersecuted° for the sake° of righteousness°, for btheirs° is the kingdom° of heaven°.

[10] a1P 3:14 bMt 5:3; 19:14; 25:34; Mk 10:14; Lk 6:20; 22:29f

11“Blessed° are you when° [people] ainsult° 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 ain the same° way° they persecuted° the prophets° who were before° you.

[11] a1P 4:14
[12] a2Ch 36:16; Mt 23:37; Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:15; He 11:33ff; Jm 5:10

Disciples and the World

13“You are the salt° of the earth°; but aif° the salt° has become° tasteless°, how°° Ican it be made° salty° [again]? It is no° longer° good° for anything°, except° to be thrown° out and trampled° under° foot° by men°.

[13] ILit will aMk 9:50; Lk 14:34f

14“You are athe light° of the world°. A city° set° on a Ihill° cannot°° be hidden°; 15 anor° does [anyone] light° a lamp° and put° it under° a Ibasket°, 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 asee° your good° works°, and bglorify° your Father° who is in heaven°.

[14] IOr mountain aPv 4:18; Jn 8:12; 9:5; 12:36
[15] IOr peck-measure aMk 4:21; Lk 8:16; 11:33; Php 2:15
[16] a1P 2:12 bMt 9:8

17“Do not think° that I came° to abolish° the aLaw° or° the Prophets°; I did not come° to abolish° but to fulfill°. 18 For truly° I say° to you, auntil° heaven° and earth° pass° away°, not Ithe 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° Iothers° [to do] the same°, shall be called° least° ain the kingdom° of heaven°; but whoever°° IIkeeps° and teaches° [them], he shall be called° great° in the kingdom° of heaven°.

[17] aMt 7:12
[18] ILit one iota (Heb yodh) or one projection of a letter (serif) aMt 24:35; Lk 16:17
[19] IGr anthropoi IILit does aMt 11:11

20“For I say° to you that unless°° your arighteousness° surpasses° [that] of the scribes° and Pharisees°, you will not enter° the kingdom° of heaven°.

[20] aLk 18:11, 12

Personal Relationships

21aYou have heard° that Ithe ancients° were told°, ‘bYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT° MURDER°’ and ‘Whoever°° commits° murder° shall be IIliable° to cthe court°.’ 22 But I say° to you that everyone° who is angry° with his brother° shall be Iguilty° before athe court°; and whoever°° says° to his brother°, ‘IIYou good-for-nothing°,’ shall be Iguilty° before IIIbthe supreme° court°; and whoever°° says°, ‘You fool°,’ shall be Iguilty° [enough to go] into the IVcfiery° hell°. 23 Therefore° if° you are apresenting° your Ioffering° at the altar°, and there° remember° that your brother° has° something° against° you, 24 leave° your Ioffering° there° before° the altar° and go°; first° be areconciled° to your brother°, and then° come° and present° your Ioffering°. 25 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°. 26 Truly° I say° to you, ayou will not come° out of there° until° you have paid° up the last° Icent°.

[21] ILit it was said to the ancients IIOr guilty before aMt 5:27, 33, 38, 43 bEx 20:13; Dt 5:17 cDt 16:18; 2Ch 19:5f
[22] IOr liable to IIOr empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) fr Aram reqa IIILit the Sanhedrin IVLit Gehenna of fire aDt 16:18; 2Ch 19:5f bMt 10:17; 26:59; Mk 13:9; 14:55; 15:1; Lk 22:66; Jn 11:47; Ac 4:15; 5:21; 6:12; 22:30; 23:1; 24:20 cMt 5:29f; 10:28; 18:9; 23:15, 33; Mk 9:43ff; Lk 12:5; Jm 3:6
[23] IOr gift aMt 5:24
[24] IOr gift aRo 12:17, 18
[25] aPv 25:8f; Lk 12:58
[26] ILit quadrans (equaling two mites); i.e. 1/64 of a daily wage aLk 12:59

27aYou have heard° that it was said°, ‘bYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT° ADULTERY°’; 28 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°. 29 aIf° your right° eye° makes° you Istumble°, tear° it out and throw° it from you; for it is better° for you IIto lose° one° of the parts° of your body, IIIthan°° for your whole° body° to be thrown° into IVbhell°. 30 aIf° your right° hand° makes° you Istumble°, cut° it off° and throw° it from you; for it is better° for you IIto lose one° of the parts° of your body, IIIthan°° for your whole° body° to go° into IVbhell°.

[27] aMt 5:21, 33, 38, 43 bEx 20:14; Dt 5:18
[28] a2S 11:2-5; Jb 31:1; Mt 15:19; Jm 1:14, 15
[29] II.e. sin IILit that one...be lost IIILit not your whole body IVGr Gehenna aMt 18:9; Mk 9:47 bMt 5:22
[30] II.e. sin IILit that one...be lost IIILit not your whole body IVGr Gehenna aMt 18:8; Mk 9:43 bMt 5:22

31“It was said°, ‘aWHOEVER°° SENDS° HIS WIFE° AWAY°, LET HIM GIVE° HER A CERTIFICATE° OF DIVORCE°’; 32 abut I say° to you that everyone° who Idivorces° his wife°, except° for [the] reason° of unchastity°, makes° her commit° adultery°; and whoever°° marries° a IIdivorced° woman° commits° adultery°.

[31] aDt 24:1, 3; Jr 3:1; Mt 19:7; Mk 10:4
[32] IOr sends away IIOr sent away aMt 19:9; Mk 10:11f; Lk 16:18; 1Co 7:11f

33“Again°, ayou have heard° that Ithe ancients° were told°, ‘IIbYOU SHALL NOT IIIMAKE° FALSE° VOWS°, BUT SHALL FULFILL° YOUR IVVOWS° TO THE LORD°.’ 34 But I say° to you, amake° no° oath° at all°, either° by heaven°, for it is bthe throne° of God°, 35 or° by the earth°, for it is the afootstool° of His feet°, or° Iby Jerusalem°, for it is bTHE 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 Iof aevil°.

[33] ILit it was said to the ancients IIyou and your are singular here IIIOr break your vows IVLit oaths aMt 5:21, 27, 38, 43; 23:16ff bLv 19:12; Nu 30:2; Dt 23:21, 23
[34] aJm 5:12 bIs 66:1; Mt 23:22
[35] IOr toward aIs 66:1; Ac 7:49 bPs 48:2
[37] IOr from the evil one aMt 6:13; 13:19, 38; Jn 17:15; 2Th 3:3; 1 Jn 2:13f; 3:12; 5:18f

38aYou have heard° that it was said°, ‘bAN EYE° FOR AN EYE°, AND A TOOTH° FOR A TOOTH°.’ 39 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°. 40 If anyone wants° to sue° you and take° your Ishirt°, let° him have° your IIcoat° also°. 41 Whoever° Iforces° you to go one° mile°, go° with him two°. 42 aGive° to him who asks° of you, and do not turn° away° from him who wants° to borrow° from you.

[38] aMt 5:21, 27, 33, 43 bEx 21:24; Lv 24:20; Dt 19:21
[39] aMt 5:39-42: Lk 6:29, 30; 1Co 6:7
[40] ILit tunic; i.e. a garment worn next to the body IILit cloak; i.e. an outer garment
[41] ILit will force
[42] aDt 15:7-11; Lk 6:34f; 1Ti 6:18

43aYou have heard° that it was said°, ‘bYOU SHALL LOVE° YOUR NEIGHBOR° cand hate° your enemy°.’ 44 But I say° to you, alove° your enemies° and pray° for those° who persecute° you, 45 so° that you may Ibe 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°. 46 For aif° 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° Iayou are to be perfect°, as your heavenly° Father° is perfect°.

[43] aMt 5:21, 27, 33, 38 bLv 19:18 cDt 23:3-6
[44] aLk 6:27f; 23:34; Ac 7:60; Ro 12:20
[45] IOr show yourselves to be aMt 5:9; Lk 6:35; Ac 14:17
[46] aLk 6:32
[48] ILit you shall be aLv 19:2; Dt 18:13; 2Co 7:1; Php 3:12-15


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Christ beginning his sermon in the mount:

1 ¶ Andº seeingºª the² multitudes,º he went upºª intoº a mountain:º andº when heº was set,ºª hisº disciplesº cameºª unto him:º 2 Andº he openedºª his¹² mouth,º and taughtºª them,º saying,ºª

[1] Mt 4:18, 25; 10:2; 13:2; 15:29; Mk 3:13, 20; 4:1; Lk 6:13; Jn 6:2.
[2] Jb 3:1; Ps 78:1; Pv 8:6; 31:8; Mt 13:35; Lk 6:20; Ac 8:35; 10:34; 18:14; Ep 6:19.

declaring who are blessed,

3 Blessedº [are] the² poorº in spirit:º forº theirsº isºª the² kingdomº of heaven.º 4 Blessedº [are] they that mourn:ºª forº theyº shall be comforted.ºª 5 Blessedº [are] the meek:º forº theyº shall inheritºª the² earth.º 6 Blessedº [are] they which¹ do hungerºª andº thirstºª after righteousness:º forº theyº shall be filled.ºª 7 Blessedº [are] the² merciful:º forº theyº shall obtain mercy.ºª 8 Blessedº [are] the² pureº in heart:º forº theyº shall seeºª God.º 9 Blessedº [are] the² peacemakers:º forº theyº shall be calledºª the childrenº of God.º 10 Blessedº [are] they which are persecutedºª for¹ righteousness' sake:º² forº theirsº isºª the² kingdomº of heaven.º 11 Blessedº are² ye,¹ª whenº [men] shall revileºª you,º andº persecuteºª [you], andº shall sayºª all manner¹ of evilºº² againstº youº falsely,ºª for my sake.ºº 12 Rejoice,ºª andº be exceeding glad:ºª forº greatº [is] yourº rewardº inº heaven:º forº soº persecuted² they¹ª the² prophetsº whichº were beforeº you.º

[3] Lv 26:41; Dt 8:2; 2Ch 7:14; 33:12, 19, 23; 34:27; Jb 42:6; Ps 1:1; 2:12; 32:1; 34:18; 41:1; 51:17; 84:12; 112:1; 119:1; 128:1; 146:5; Pv 8:32; 16:19; 29:23; Is 30:18; 57:15; 61:1; 66:2; Jr 31:18; Dn 5:21; Mi 6:8; Mt 3:2; 5:4; 8:11; 11:6, 25; 13:16; 18:1; 24:46; Mk 10:14; Lk 4:18; 6:20, 21; 11:28; 18:14; Jn 20:29; Ro 4:6; Jm 1:10, 12; 2:5; 4:9; Rv 19:9; 22:14.
[4] Ps 6:1; 13:1; 30:7; 32:3; 40:1; 69:29; 116:3; 126:5; Is 12:1; 25:8; 30:19; 35:10; 38:14; 51:11; 57:18; 61:2; 66:10; Jr 31:9, 16; Ezk 7:16; 9:4; Zc 12:10; 13:1; Lk 6:21, 25; 7:38, 50; 16:25; Jn 16:20; 2Co 1:4; 7:9; Jm 1:12; Rv 7:14; 21:4.
[5] Nu 12:3; Ps 22:26; 25:9, 13; 37:9, 11, 22, 29, 34; 69:32; 147:6; 149:4; Is 11:4; 29:19; 60:21; 61:1; Zp 2:3; Mt 11:29; 21:5; Ro 4:13; Ga 5:23; Ep 4:2; Col 3:12; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:25; Tit 3:2; Jm 1:21; 3:13; 1P 3:4, 15.
[6] Ps 4:6; 17:15; 42:1; 63:1, 5; 65:4; 84:2; 107:9; 145:19; So 5:1; Is 25:6; 41:17; 44:3; 49:9; 55:1; 65:13; 66:11; Am 8:11; Lk 1:53; 6:21, 25; Jn 4:14; 6:27, 48; 7:37; Rv 7:16.
[7] 2S 22:26; Jb 31:16; Ps 18:25; 37:26; 41:1; 112:4, 9; Pv 11:17; 14:21; 19:17; Is 57:1; 58:6; Dn 4:27; Ho 1:6; 2:1, 23; Mi 6:8; Mt 6:14; 18:33; Mk 11:25; Lk 6:35; Ro 11:30; 1Co 7:25; 2Co 4:1; Ep 4:32; 5:1; Col 3:12; 1Ti 1:13, 16; 2Ti 1:16; He 4:16; 6:10; Jm 2:13; 3:17; 1P 2:10.
[8] Gn 32:30; 1Ch 29:17; Jb 19:26; Ps 15:2; 18:26; 24:4; 51:6, 10; 73:1; Pv 22:11; Ezk 36:25; Mt 23:25; Ac 15:9; 1Co 13:12; 2Co 7:1; Tit 1:15; He 9:14; 10:22; 12:14; Jm 3:17; 4:8; 1P 1:22; 1Jn 3:2.
[9] 1Ch 12:17; Ps 34:12; 82:6; 120:6; 122:6; Mt 5:45, 48; Lk 6:35; 20:36; Ac 7:26; Ro 12:18; 14:1, 17; 1Co 6:6; 2Co 5:20; 13:11; Ga 5:22; Ep 4:1; 5:1; Php 2:1, 15; 4:2; Col 3:13; 2Ti 2:22; He 12:14; Jm 1:19; 3:16; 1P 1:14.
[10] Ps 37:12; Mt 5:3; 10:23; Mk 10:30; Lk 6:22; 21:12; Jn 15:20; Ac 5:40; 8:1; Ro 8:35; 1Co 4:9; 2Co 4:8, 17; Php 1:28; 2Th 1:4; 2Ti 2:12; 3:11; Jm 1:2, 12; 1P 3:13; 4:12; 1Jn 3:12; Rv 2:10.
[11] Ps 35:11; 44:22; Is 66:5; Mt 10:18, 22, 25, 39; 19:29; 24:9; 27:39; Mk 4:17; 8:35; 13:9, 13; Lk 6:22; 7:33; 9:24; 21:12, 17; Jn 9:28; 15:21; Ac 9:16; Ro 8:36; 1Co 4:10; 2Co 4:11; 1P 2:23; 4:14; Rv 2:3.
[12] Gn 15:1; Ru 2:12; 1K 18:4, 13; 19:2, 10; 21:20; 22:8, 26; 2K 1:9; 2Ch 16:10; 24:20; 36:16; Ne 9:26; Ps 19:11; 58:11; Pv 11:18; Is 3:10; Jr 2:30; 26:8, 21; Mt 6:1, 4, 16; 10:41; 16:27; 21:34; 23:31; Lk 6:23, 35; 11:47; 13:34; Ac 5:41; 7:51; 16:25; Ro 5:3; 1Co 3:8; 2Co 4:17; Php 2:17; Col 1:24; 3:24; 1Th 2:15; He 11:6, 26; Jm 1:2; 1P 4:13.

who are the salt of the earth,

13Yeº areºª the² saltº of the² earth:º butº ifº the² saltº have lost his savour,ºª wherewithºº shall it be salted?ºª it is thenceforthº goodºª forº nothing,º butº to be castºª out,º andº to be trodden under footºª ofº men.º

[13] Lv 2:13; Mk 9:49; Lk 14:34; Col 4:6; He 6:4; 2P 2:20.

the light of the world, the city on an hill,

14 Yeº areºª the² lightº of the² world.º A cityº that is setºª onº an hillº cannotººª be hid.ºª

[14] Gn 11:4; Pv 4:18; Jn 5:35; 12:36; Ro 2:19; 2Co 6:14; Ep 5:8; Php 2:15; 1Th 5:5; Rv 1:20; 2:1; 21:14.

the candle:

15 Neitherº do men lightºª a candle,º andº putºª itº underº a bushel,º butº onº a candlestick;º andº it giveth lightºª unto allº that² are inº the² house.º 16 Let yourº lightº soº shineºª beforeº men,º thatº they may seeºª yourº goodº works,º andº glorifyºª yourº Fatherº whichº is inº heaven.º

[15] Ex 25:37; Nu 8:2; Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16; 11:33.
[16] Pv 4:18; Is 58:8; 60:1; 61:3; Mt 5:45; 6:1, 9, 16; 23:5, 9; Lk 11:2; Jn 15:8; Ac 9:36; Ro 13:11; 1Co 14:25; 2Co 9:13; Ga 1:24; Ep 2:10; 5:8; Php 2:15; 1Th 2:12; 5:6; 2Th 1:10; 1Ti 2:10; 5:10, 25; 6:18; Tit 2:7, 14; 3:4, 7, 14; He 10:24; 1P 2:9, 12; 3:1, 16; 4:11, 14; 1Jn 1:5.

that he came to fulfill the Law.

17Thinkºª notº thatº I am comeºª to destroyºª the² law,º orº the² prophets:º I am¹ª notº comeºª to destroy,ºª butº to fulfil.ºª 18 Forº verilyº I sayºª unto you,º Tillº¹ heavenº andº earthº pass,ºª oneº jotº orº oneº tittleº shall in no wiseº passºª fromº the² law,º tillº¹ allº be fulfilled.ºª 19 Whosoeverºº thereforeº shall breakºª oneº of theseº leastº commandments,º andº shall teachºª menº so,º he shall be calledºª the leastº inº the² kingdomº of heaven:º butº whosoeverºº shall doºª andº teachºª [them], the sameº shall be calledºª greatº inº the² kingdomº of heaven.º 20 Forº I sayºª unto you,º Thatº exceptº yourº righteousnessº shall exceedººª [the righteousness] of the² scribesº andº Pharisees,º ye shall in no caseº enterºª intoº the² kingdomº of heaven.º

[17] Ps 40:6; Is 42:21; Mt 3:15; Lk 16:17; Jn 8:5; Ac 6:13; 18:13; 21:28; Ro 3:31; 8:4; 10:4; Ga 3:17; 4:4; Col 2:16; He 10:3.
[18] Ps 102:26; 119:89, 152; Is 40:8; 51:6; Mt 5:26; 6:2, 16; 8:10; 10:15, 23, 42; 11:11; 13:17; 16:28; 17:20; 18:3, 18; 19:23, 28; 21:21, 31; 23:36; 24:2, 34, 35, 47; 25:12, 40, 45; 26:13; Mk 3:28; 6:11; 8:12; 9:1, 41; 10:15, 29; 11:23; 12:43; 13:30; 14:9, 18, 25, 30; Lk 4:24; 11:51; 12:37; 13:35; 16:17; 18:17, 29; 21:32, 33; 23:43; Jn 1:51; 3:3, 5, 11; 5:19, 24; 6:26, 32, 47, 53; 8:34, 51, 58; 10:1, 7; 12:24; 13:16, 20, 38; 14:12; 16:20, 23; 21:18; He 1:11; 1P 1:25; 2P 3:10; Rv 20:11.
[19] Dt 12:32; 27:26; 1S 2:30; Ps 119:6, 128; Dn 12:3; Mal 2:8; Mt 11:11; 15:3; 19:28; 20:26; 23:16, 23; 28:20; Lk 1:15; 9:48; 11:42; 22:24; Ac 1:1; Ro 3:8; 6:1, 15; 13:8; Ga 3:10; 5:14; Php 3:17; 4:8; 1Th 2:10; 4:1; 1Ti 4:11; 6:3, 11; Tit 2:8; 3:8; Jm 2:10; 1P 5:4; Rv 2:14, 20.
[20] Mt 3:10; 7:21; 18:5; 23:2, 23; Mk 10:15, 25; Lk 11:39, 44; 12:1; 16:14; 18:10, 17, 24; 20:46; Jn 3:3; Ro 9:30; 10:2; 2Co 5:17; Php 3:9; He 12:14; Rv 21:27.

What it is to kill,

21Ye have heardºª thatº it was saidºª by them of old time,º Thou shalt¹ª notº kill;ºª andº whosoeverºº shall killºª shall beºª in dangerº of the² judgment:º 22 Butº Iº sayºª unto you,º Thatº whosoeverº is angryºª with his¹² brotherº without a causeº shall beºª in dangerº of the² judgment:º andº whosoeverºº shall sayºª to his¹² brother,º Raca,º shall beºª in dangerº of the² council:º butº whosoeverºº shall say,ºª Thou fool,º shall beºª in dangerº ofº hellº fire.º 23 Thereforeº ifº thou bringºª thyº giftº toº the² altar,º and thereº rememberestºª thatº thyº brotherº hathºª oughtº againstº thee;º 24 Leaveºª thereº thyº giftº beforeº the² altar,º andº go thy way;ºª firstº be reconciledºª to thyº brother,º andº thenº comeºª and offerºª thyº gift.º 25 Agreeººªª with thineº adversaryº quickly,º whilesº¹ thou² artºª inº the² wayº withº him;º lest at any timeº the² adversaryº deliverºª theeº to the² judge,º andº the² judgeº deliverºª theeº to the² officer,º andº thou be castºª intoº prison.º 26 Verilyº I sayºª unto thee,º Thou shalt¹ª by no meansº come¹ª out² thence,º tillºº thou hast paidºª the² uttermostº farthing.º

[21] Gn 9:5; Ex 20:13; 21:12; Nu 35:12, 16, 30; Dt 5:17; 21:7; 2S 20:18; 1K 2:5, 31; Jb 8:8; Mt 5:27, 33, 43.
[22] Gn 4:5; 37:4, 8; Dt 15:11; 18:18; 1S 17:27; 18:8; 20:30; 22:12; 2S 6:20; 16:7; 1K 21:4; 2Ch 16:10; Ne 5:8; Es 3:5; Ps 7:4; 14:1; 25:3; 35:19; 37:8; 49:10; 69:4; 92:6; 109:3; Pv 14:16; 18:6; Jr 17:11; Lm 3:52; Dn 2:12; 3:13, 19; Ob 1:10, 12; Mt 3:17; 5:21, 23, 28, 29, 34, 44; 10:17, 28; 11:18; 12:24; 17:5; 18:8, 21, 35; 25:41; 26:59; Mk 9:47; 14:55; 15:1; Lk 12:5; 16:23; Jn 7:20; 8:48; 11:47; 15:25; Ac 3:20; 5:27; 7:37; 17:18; Ro 12:10; 1Co 6:6, 10; Ep 4:26, 31; 1Th 4:6; Tit 3:2; He 5:9; 12:25; Jm 2:20; 1P 2:23; 3:9; 1Jn 2:9; 3:10, 14; 4:20; 5:16; Jde 1:9; Rv 20:14.
[23] Gn 41:9; 42:21; 50:15; Lv 6:2; Dt 16:16; 1S 15:22; 1K 2:44; Is 1:10; Lm 3:20; Ezk 16:63; Ho 6:6; Am 5:21; Mt 8:4; 23:19; Lk 19:8.
[24] Jb 42:8; Pv 25:9; Mt 18:15; 23:23; Mk 9:50; Ro 12:17; 1Co 6:7; 11:28; 1Ti 2:8; Jm 3:13; 5:16; 1P 3:7.
[25] Gn 32:3, 13; 33:3; 1S 25:17; 1K 22:26; Jb 22:21; Ps 32:6; Pv 6:1; 25:8; Is 55:6; Lk 12:58; 13:24; 14:31; 2Co 6:2; He 3:7, 13; 12:17.
[26] Mt 18:34; 25:41, 46; Lk 12:59; 16:26; 2Th 1:9; Jm 2:13.

to commit adultery,

27Ye have heardºª thatº it was saidºª by them of old time,º Thou shalt¹ª notº commit adultery:ºª 28 Butº Iº sayºª unto you,º Thatº whosoeverº lookethºª on a womanº to¹ lust² after¹ª herº hath committed adulteryºª with herº alreadyº inº his¹² heart.º 29 Andº ifº thyº rightº eyeº offendºª thee,º pluck¹ª it¹ out,ºª² andº castºª [it] fromº thee:º forº it is profitable¹ª² for theeº thatº oneº of thyº membersº should perish,ºª andº notº [that] thyº wholeº bodyº should be castºª intoº hell.º 30 Andº ifº thyº rightº handº offendºª thee,º cut¹ª it¹ off,ºª² andº castºª [it] fromº thee:º forº it is profitableºª for theeº thatº oneº of thyº membersº should perish,ºª andº notº [that] thyº wholeº bodyº should be castºª intoº hell.º 31 ¹ It² hath been said,ºª¹ Whosoeverºº shall put awayºª his¹² wife,º let him giveºª herº a writing of divorcement:º 32 Butº Iº sayºª unto you,º Thatº whosoeverºº shall put awayºª his¹² wife,º saving¹ for² the causeº of fornication,º causethºª herº to commit adultery:ºª andº whosoeverºº shall marryºª her that is divorcedºª committeth adultery.ºª

[27] Ex 20:14; Lv 20:10; Dt 5:18; 22:22; Pv 6:32.
[28] Gn 34:2; 39:7; Ex 20:17; 2S 11:2; Jb 31:1, 9; Ps 119:96; Pv 6:25; Mt 5:22, 39; 7:28; Ro 7:7, 14; Jm 1:14; 2P 2:14; 1Jn 2:16.
[29] Pv 5:8; Mt 16:26; 18:8; 19:12; Mk 8:36; 9:43; Lk 9:24; Ro 6:6; 8:13; 1Co 9:27; Ga 5:24; Col 3:5; 1P 4:1.
[30] Mt 11:6; 13:21; 16:23; 18:6; 22:13; 25:20; 26:31; Lk 12:5; 17:2; Ro 9:33; 14:20; 1Co 8:13; Ga 5:11; 1P 2:8.
[31] Dt 24:1; Jr 3:1; Mt 19:3, 7; Mk 10:2.
[32] Mal 2:14; Mt 5:28; 19:8; Mk 10:5; Lk 9:30, 35; 16:18; Ro 7:3; 1Co 7:4, 10.

to swear:

33Again,º ye have heardºª thatº it hath been saidºª by them of old time,º Thou shalt¹ª notº forswear² thyself,¹ª butº shalt performºª unto the² Lordº thineº oaths:º 34 Butº Iº sayºª unto you,º Swearºª notº at all;º neitherº byº heaven;º forº it isºª God'sº throne:º 35 Norº byº the² earth;º forº it isºª hisº footstool:ºº neitherº byº Jerusalem;º forº it isºª the cityº of the² greatº King.º 36 Neitherº shalt thou swearºª byº thyº head,º becauseº thou canstºª notº makeºª oneº hairº whiteº orº black.º 37 Butº let¹ª yourº communicationº be,ºª Yea,º yea;º Nay,º nay:º forº whatsoever is moreº than theseº comethºª ofº evil.º

[33] Ex 20:7; Lv 19:12; Nu 30:2; Dt 5:11; 23:23; Ps 50:14; 76:11; Ec 5:4; Na 1:15; Mt 23:16.
[34] Dt 23:21; Ec 9:2; Is 57:15; 66:1; Mt 23:16; Jm 5:12.
[35] 2Ch 6:6; Ps 48:2; 87:2; 99:5; Mal 1:14; Rv 21:2, 10.
[36] Mt 6:27; 23:16; Lk 12:25.
[37] Mt 13:19; 15:19; Jn 8:44; 2Co 1:17; Ep 4:25; Col 3:9; 4:6; Jm 5:12.

exhorteth to suffer wrong,

38Ye have heardºª thatº it hath been said,ºª An eyeº forº an eye,º andº a toothº forº a tooth:º 39 Butº Iº sayºª unto you,º That ye resistºª notº evil:º butº whosoeverº shall smiteºª theeº onº thyº rightº cheek,º turnºª to himº the² otherº also.º 40 Andº if any man willºª sue¹ª thee¹ at the law,ºª² andº take awayºª thyº coat,º let¹ª himº haveºª [thy] clokeº also.º 41 Andº whosoeverº shall compel¹ª thee¹ to goºª² aº mile,º goºª withº himº twain.º 42 Giveºª to him that askethºª thee,º andº from him that wouldºª borrowºª ofº theeº turn¹ª not¹ thou away.ºª²

[38] Ex 21:22; Lv 24:19; Dt 19:19.
[39] Lv 19:18; 1S 24:10; 25:31; 26:8; 1K 22:24; Jb 16:10; 31:29; Pv 20:22; 24:29; Is 50:6; Lm 3:30; Mi 5:1; Lk 6:29; 22:64; Ro 12:17; 1Co 6:7; 1Th 5:15; He 12:4; Jm 5:6; 1P 2:20; 3:9.
[40] Lk 6:29; 1Co 6:7.
[41] Mt 27:32; Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26.
[42] Dt 15:7; Jb 31:16; Ps 37:21, 25; 112:5; Pv 3:27; 11:24; 19:17; Ec 11:1, 6; Is 58:6; Dn 4:27; Mt 25:35; Lk 6:30; 11:41; 14:12; Ro 12:20; 2Co 9:6; 1Ti 6:17; He 6:10; 13:16; Jm 1:27; 2:15; 1Jn 3:16.

43Ye have heardºª thatº it hath been said,ºª Thou shalt loveºª thyº neighbour,º andº hateºª thineº enemy.º

[43] Ex 17:14; Lv 19:18; Dt 23:6; 25:17; Ps 41:10; 139:21; Mt 19:19; 22:39; Mk 12:31; Lk 10:27; Ro 13:8; Ga 5:13; Jm 2:8.

to love even our enemies,

44 Butº Iº sayºª unto you,º Loveºª yourº enemies,º blessºª them that curseºª you,º doºª goodº to them that hateºª you,º andº prayºª forº them which¹ despitefully useºª you,º andº persecuteºª you;º 45 Thatº ye may beºª the childrenº of yourº Fatherº whichº is inº heaven:º forº he maketh¹ª his¹² sunº to riseºª onº the evilº andº on the good,º andº sendeth rainºª onº the justº andº on the unjust.º 46 Forº ifº ye loveºª them which¹ loveºª you,º whatº rewardº have² ye?¹ª doºª notº evenº the² publicansº the² same?º 47 Andº ifº ye saluteºª yourº brethrenº only,º whatº doºª ye moreº [than others]? doºª notº evenº the² publicansº so?º

[44] Ex 23:4; 2K 6:22; 2Ch 28:9; Ps 7:4; 35:13; Pv 25:21; Lk 6:27, 34; 23:34; Ac 7:60; Ro 12:14, 20; 1Co 4:12; 13:4; 1P 2:23; 3:9.
[45] Jb 25:3; Ps 145:9; Mt 5:9; Lk 6:35; Jn 13:35; Ac 14:17; Ep 5:1; 1Jn 3:9.
[46] Mt 6:1; 9:10; 11:19; 18:17; 21:31; Lk 6:32; 15:1; 18:13; 19:2, 7; 1P 2:20.
[47] Mt 5:20; 10:12; Lk 6:32; 10:4; 1P 2:20.

and to labour after perfectness.

48 Beºª yeº thereforeº perfect,º even¹ as² yourº Fatherº whichº is inº heavenº isºª perfect.º

[48] Gn 17:1; Lv 11:44; 19:2; 20:26; Dt 18:13; Jb 1:1, 3; Ps 37:37; Mt 5:16, 45; Lk 6:36, 40; 2Co 7:1; 13:9, 11; Ep 3:1; 5:1; Php 3:12; Col 1:28; 4:12; Jm 1:4; 1P 1:15; 1Jn 3:3.


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