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Matthew 5

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And having seen the multitudes , he went up to the mount, and he having sat down , his disciples came to him,
When Jesus saw the crowds , He went up on the mountain and sat down . His disciples came to Him,
and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:
and He began to teach them, saying:
`Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens .
“Blessed are the poor in spirit , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .
`Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
`Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land .
Blessed are the meek , for they will inherit the earth .
`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness , for they will be filled.
`Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness .
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy .
`Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.
Blessed are the pure in heart , for they will see God.
`Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.
Blessed are the peacemakers , for they will be called sons of God.
`Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens .
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .
`Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --
Blessed are you when people insult you , persecute you , and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward `is' great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour , in what shall it be salted ? for nothing is it good henceforth , except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.
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 light of the world , a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;
You are the light of the world . A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
nor do they light a lamp , and put it under the measure , but on the lamp- stand, and it shineth to all those in the house ;
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 .
so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who `is' in the heavens .
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven .
` Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets -- I did not come to throw down , but to fulfill ;
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.
for , verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law , till that all may come to pass .
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 .
` Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands -- the least -- and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach ` them ', he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens .
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 .
` For I say to you , that if your righteousness may not abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye may not enter to the reign of the heavens .
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven .
`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients : Thou shalt not kill , and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment ;
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment .’
but I -- I say to you , that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say , Rebel ! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.
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 .
` If , therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar , and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee ,
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you ,
leave there thy gift before the altar , and go -- first be reconciled to thy brother , and then having come bring thy gift.
leave your gift there before the altar . First go and be reconciled to your brother ; then come and offer your gift.
`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him , that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,
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.
verily I say to thee , thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing .
Truly I tell you , you will not get out until you have paid the last penny .
`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery ;
You have heard that it was said , ‘Do not commit adultery .’
but I -- I say to you , that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her , did already commit adultery with her in his heart.
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, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble , pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna .
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 hand doth cause thee to stumble , cut it off , and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna .
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 it was said, That whoever may put away his wife , let him give to her a writing of divorce ;
It has also been said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce .’
but I -- I say to you , that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom , doth make her to commit adultery ; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.
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.
` Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients : Thou shalt not swear falsely , but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients , ‘Do not break your oath , but fulfill your vows to the Lord .’
but I -- I say to you , not to swear at all ; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
But I tell you not to swear at all : either by heaven, for it is God’s throne ;
nor by the earth, because it is His footstool , nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king ,
or by the earth, for it is His footstool ; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King .
nor by thy head mayest thou swear , because thou art not able one hair to make white or black ;
Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black .
but let your word be, Yes , Yes, No, No , and that which is more than these is of the evil.
Simply let your Yes be Yes, and your No, No .’ Anything more comes from the evil one .
`Ye heard that it was said : Eye for eye , and tooth for tooth ;
You have heard that it was said , Eye for eye and tooth for tooth .’
but I -- I say to you , not to resist the evil , but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also ;
and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak .
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
` And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two ,
and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
to him who is asking of thee be giving , and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away .
Give to the one who asks you , and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you .
`Ye heard that it was said : Thou shalt love thy neighbor , and shalt hate thine enemy ;
You have heard that it was said , Love your neighbor and Hate your enemy .’
but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies , bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.
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.
`For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye ? do not also the tax -gatherers the same?
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get ? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant ? do not also the tax-gatherers so ?
And if you greet only your brothers , what are you doing more than others ? Do not even Gentiles do the same ?
ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who ` is ' in the heavens is perfect.
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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