Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
When
Jesus
saw
the crowds
, He went up on
the mountain and sat down .
His disciples came to
Him ,
And
seeing
the multitudes
, he went up into
the mountain :
and when
he
had
sat down ,
his disciples came unto
him :
and He began
to
teach
them, saying :
and he opened
his
mouth
and
taught
them, saying ,
“
Blessed are the poor in spirit ,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the poor in spirit :
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those
who
mourn ,
for they will
be comforted.
Blessed are they
that
mourn :
for they shall
be comforted.
Blessed are the meek ,
for they will
inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek :
for they shall
inherit the earth.
Blessed are those
who
hunger and thirst for
righteousness ,
for they will
be filled.
Blessed are they
that
hunger and thirst after
righteousness :
for they shall
be filled.
Blessed are the merciful ,
for they will
be
shown
mercy.
Blessed are the merciful :
for they shall
obtain
mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart ,
for they will
see God.
Blessed are the pure in heart :
for they shall
see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers ,
for they will
be called sons of God.
Blessed are the peacemakers :
for they shall
be called sons of God.
Blessed are those
who
are
persecuted because
of
righteousness ,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they
that
have
been
persecuted for
righteousness '
sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you
when people
insult
you, persecute you, and falsely
say all kinds
of evil against you because
of
Me
.
Blessed are ye
when `men'
shall
reproach
you, and
persecute you, and say all manner
of evil against you falsely,
for
my
sake
.
Rejoice and be glad ,
because
great is your reward in heaven ;
for in
the
same
way
they
persecuted the prophets before you.
Rejoice ,
and be exceeding
glad :
for
great is your reward in heaven :
for so
persecuted they
the prophets that
were
before you.
You
are the salt of the earth .
But if the salt loses
its savor, how
can
it be made
salty
again
? It is no
longer
good for anything
, except
to be thrown
out and trampled
by
men.
Ye
are the salt of the earth :
but if the salt have
lost
its savor, wherewith
shall
it be salted
? it is thenceforth
good for nothing
, but
to be cast
out and trodden
under
foot
of
men.
You
are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden
.
Ye
are the light of the world. A city set
on a hill cannot be hid
.
Neither do people
light a lamp and put it under a
basket.
Instead
, they
set
it
on a
stand ,
and it gives
light
to
everyone
in the house.
Neither do `men'
light a lamp ,
and put it under the
bushel
, but
on the
stand ;
and it shineth
unto
all
that
are
in the house.
In
the
same
way,
let your light shine before men ,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Even
so
let your light shine before men ;
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who
is
in heaven.
Do
not
think that I have
come
to abolish
the Law or the Prophets .
I have
not come
to abolish
them
, but to fulfill
them
.
Think not
that I came
to destroy
the law or the prophets :
I came
not to destroy
, but to fulfil
.
For I tell
you truly
, until
heaven and earth pass away, not
a
single
jot ,
not
a
stroke
of
a
pen,
will
disappear
from the Law until
everything
is
accomplished.
For verily
I say
unto
you, Till
heaven and earth pass away, one
jot or
one
tittle
shall
in
no
wise
pass
away
from the law ,
till
all
things
be
accomplished.
So
then,
whoever
breaks
one of the
least
of
these commandments and teaches
others
to
do
likewise
will
be called least in the kingdom of heaven ;
but whoever
practices
and teaches
them will
be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever
therefore
shall
break
one of these least
commandments ,
and shall
teach
men
so,
shall
be called least in the kingdom of heaven :
but whosoever
shall
do
and teach
them ,
he
shall
be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I tell
you that unless
your righteousness exceeds
that
of the scribes and Pharisees, you
will
never
enter the kingdom of heaven.
For I say
unto
you ,
that except
your righteousness shall
exceed
`the
righteousness'
of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall
in
no
wise
enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
You
have heard that it was said to the
ancients
, ‘Do
not murder’
and ‘Anyone
who
murders
will
be subject
to
judgment .’
Ye
have heard that it was said to them
of
old
time
, Thou
shalt
not kill;
and whosoever
shall
kill
shall
be in
danger
of
the
judgment :
But I tell
you that anyone
who is angry with his brother will
be subject
to
judgment .
Again,
anyone
who
says
to his brother, ‘
Raca, ’
will
be subject
to
the Sanhedrin.
But
anyone
who
says
, ‘You
fool !’
will
be subject
to
the
fire
of hell.
but I say
unto
you ,
that every
one
who is angry with his brother shall
be in
danger
of
the
judgment ;
and
whosoever
shall
say
to his brother, Raca, shall
be in
danger
of
the council;
and
whosoever
shall
say
, Thou
fool ,
shall
be in
danger
of the
hell of
fire
.
So
if you
are
offering your
gift at the altar and there remember
that your
brother has
something
against you
,
If therefore
thou
art
offering thy
gift at the altar ,
and there rememberest
that thy
brother hath
aught
against thee
,
leave your
gift
there before the altar .
First
go
and be reconciled to your
brother ;
then come and offer your
gift.
leave there thy
gift
before the altar ,
and go
thy
way,
first
be reconciled to thy
brother ,
and
then come and offer thy
gift.
Reconcile
quickly
with your
adversary, while you
are
still
on
the way to
court.
Otherwise,
he
may
hand
you
over
to the judge, and the judge may
hand
you
over
to the officer, and you
may
be thrown
into prison.
Agree
with thine
adversary quickly
, while thou
art
with
him
in
the way ;
lest
haply
the
adversary
deliver
thee
to the judge, and the judge deliver
thee
to the officer, and thou
be cast
into prison.
Truly
I tell
you
, you
will
not
get
out until
you
have paid the last penny
.
Verily
I say
unto
thee
, thou
shalt
by
no
means
come
out thence,
till
thou
have paid the last farthing
.
You
have heard that it was said, ‘Do
not commit adultery .’
Ye
have heard that it was said, Thou
shalt
not commit adultery :
But I tell
you that anyone
who
looks
at
a woman to lust after her has
already
committed adultery with her in his heart.
but I say
unto
you ,
that every
one
that
looketh
on
a woman to lust after her hath
committed adultery with her already
in his heart.
If your
right eye causes
you
to sin
, gouge
it out and throw
it away.
It is better
for you
to
lose
one part
of your
body
than
for
your
whole body to
be thrown
into hell.
And
if thy
right eye causeth
thee
to stumble
, pluck
it out ,
and cast
it from
thee:
for
it is profitable
for thee
that
one of thy
members
should
perish,
and
not
thy
whole body be cast
into hell.
And if your
right hand causes
you
to sin
, cut it off and throw
it away.
It is better
for you
to
lose
one part
of your
body
than
for
your
whole body to
depart
into hell.
And if thy
right hand causeth
thee
to stumble
, cut it off ,
and cast
it from
thee:
for
it is profitable
for thee
that
one of thy
members
should
perish,
and
not
thy
whole body go
into hell.
It has
also
been
said, ‘Whoever
divorces
his wife must
give her a certificate
of divorce.’
It was
said also
, Whosoever
shall
put
away
his wife ,
let
him
give her a writing
of divorcement:
But I tell
you that anyone
who
divorces
his wife, except
for sexual
immorality
, brings
adultery
upon
her .
And he
who
marries
a
divorced
woman
commits
adultery.
but I say
unto
you ,
that every
one
that
putteth
away
his wife, saving
for the
cause
of
fornication
, maketh
her an
adulteress:
and whosoever
shall
marry
her
when
she
is
put
away
committeth
adultery.
Again, you
have heard that it was said to the
ancients
, ‘Do
not break
your
oath
, but fulfill
your
vows
to
the Lord .’
Again, ye
have heard that it was said to them
of
old
time
, Thou
shalt
not forswear
thyself
, but shalt
perform
unto
the Lord thine
oaths:
But I tell
you not
to
swear at all :
either
by heaven, for it is God’s
throne;
but I say
unto
you ,
swear not
at all ;
neither
by the
heaven, for it is the
throne of
God
;
or
by the earth, for it is His
footstool; or
by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
nor
by the earth, for it is the
footstool of
his
feet
; nor
by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Nor
should
you
swear by your
head, for you
cannot
make a
single
hair white or black.
Neither
shalt
thou
swear by thy
head, for thou
canst
not
make one
hair white or black.
Simply
let your ‘Yes’
be ‘Yes
, ’
and
your
‘No
, ’
‘No.’
Anything
more comes
from
the evil one.
But
let your speech
be, Yea
, yea;
Nay,
nay:
and
whatsoever
is
more than
these
is
of
the evil `
one '
.
You
have heard that it was said, ‘
Eye for eye and tooth for tooth .’
Ye
have heard that it was said, An
eye for an
eye ,
and a
tooth for a
tooth :
But I tell
you not
to
resist an
evil person.
If
someone
slaps
you
on your
right cheek, turn to him the other also ;
but I say
unto
you ,
resist not
him
that
is
evil :
but
whosoever
smiteth
thee
on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also .
if someone
wants
to sue
you
and take your
tunic
, let him have your
cloak as
well;
And
if any
man
would
go
to law
with
thee,
and take away
thy
coat
, let him have thy
cloak also.
and if
someone
forces
you
to go one mile, go with him two miles
.
And whosoever
shall
compel
thee
to go one mile, go with him two.
Give to the
one
who
asks
you
, and do
not
turn
away
from the
one
who
wants
to
borrow from
you
.
Give to him
that
asketh
thee
, and from him
that
would
borrow of
thee
turn
not
thou
away
.
You
have heard that it was said, ‘
Love your
neighbor ’
and ‘
Hate your
enemy .’
Ye
have heard that it was said, Thou
shalt
love thy
neighbor ,
and hate thine
enemy :
But I tell
you, love your enemies and pray for those
who
persecute you ,
but I say
unto
you, love your enemies ,
and pray for them
that
persecute you ;
that you
may be sons of your Father in heaven .
He causes
His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends
rain on the righteous
and the unrighteous
.
that ye
may be sons of your Father who
is
in heaven :
for
he maketh
his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth
rain on the just
and the unjust
.
If you
love those
who
love you, what reward will
you
get
? Do not even tax
collectors
do
the same?
For
if ye
love them
that
love you, what reward have
ye
? do not even the publicans
the
same?
And if you
greet
only
your brothers
, what are
you
doing
more than others? Do not even Gentiles do
the same?
And if ye
salute
your brethren
only
, what do
ye
more `
than others? '
do not even the
Gentiles the same?
Be perfect, therefore,
as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Ye
therefore
shall
be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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