Matthew 5
1 And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain. And when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,
Then he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
3 Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
Blessed are you when others reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt loses its flavor, with what shall it be seasoned? It is no longer fit for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden,
15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.
nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines for all who are in the house.
16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Let your light shine before others in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
17 Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
“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.
18 Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.
For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter or stroke of a letter will by any means pass from the law until all is accomplished.
19 Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore whoever does away with 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 them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.
For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘Yoʋ shall not murder,’ and, ‘Whoever murders will be subject to judgment.’
22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
But I say to you that everyone who is rashly angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Yoʋ idiot,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. And whoever says, ‘Yoʋ fool,’ will be subject to the fires of hell. (Geenna g1067)
23 If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,
So if yoʋ are offering yoʋr gift at the altar and there remember that yoʋr brother has something against yoʋ,
24 While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.
leave yoʋr gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to yoʋr brother, and then come and offer yoʋr gift.
25 Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.
Make friends with yoʋr adversary quickly while yoʋ are on the way with him, lest yoʋr adversary hand yoʋ over to the judge, and the judge hand yoʋ over to the guard, and yoʋ be thrown into prison.
26 Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.
Truly I say to yoʋ, yoʋ will certainly not come out of there until yoʋ have paid the last penny.
27 You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Yoʋ shall not commit adultery.’
28 But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell. (Geenna g1067)
So if yoʋr right eye causes yoʋ to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from yoʋ. For it is better for yoʋ to have one of yoʋr members perish, than for yoʋr whole body to be thrown into hell. (Geenna g1067)
30 And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell. (Geenna g1067)
And if yoʋr right hand causes yoʋ to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from yoʋ. For it is better for yoʋ to have one of yoʋr members perish, than for yoʋr whole body to be thrown into hell. (Geenna g1067)
31 Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:
“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
32 But I say to you that everyone who puts away his wife for any other cause but the loss of her virtue, makes her false to her husband; and whoever takes her as his wife after she is put away, is no true husband to her.
But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, apart from a matter of fornication, makes her commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:
“Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘Yoʋ shall not break an oath, but shall keep yoʋr oaths to the Lord.’
34 But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;
But I say to you, do not swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35 Or by the earth, because it is the resting-place for his foot; or by Jerusalem, because it is the town 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.
36 You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
Neither shall yoʋ swear by yoʋr head, for yoʋ cannot make one hair white or black.
37 But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No’; for whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
38 You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
39 But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil. Rather, if anyone slaps yoʋ on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.
If anyone wants to sue yoʋ and take away yoʋr tunic, let him have yoʋr cloak also.
41 And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.
And if anyone presses yoʋ into service for one mile, go with him two.
42 Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.
Give to everyone who asks of yoʋ, and do not turn away from anyone who wants to borrow from yoʋ.
43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor and hate yoʋr enemy.’
44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
46 For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
47 And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
And if you greet only your friends, what are you doing that is out of the ordinary? Do not even the tax collectors do that?
48 Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.
You therefore shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
