Matthew 5
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The Sermon on the Mount
1When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain,#Mk 3:13; Lk 9:28; Jn 6:3,15 and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then#5:2 Lit Then opening his mouth he began to teach them, saying:#Ac 8:35; 10:34; 18:14
The Beatitudes
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, #
Is 57:15; 66:2
for the kingdom of heaven #
Mt 19:14; 25:34; Mk 10:14; Lk 6:20 is theirs.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, #
Is 61:2; Mt 11:29; 21:5; Jn 16:20; Rv 7:17
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the humble, #
Ps 37:11; Rm 4:13; Rv 21:7
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, #
Is 55:1–2; Jn 4:14; 6:48; 7:37
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy. #
Pr 11:17; Mt 18:33; Lk 6:36; 2Tm 1:16
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God. #
Ps 24:4; Heb 12:14; 1Jn 3:2; Rv 22:4
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God. #
Mt 5:45; Lk 6:35; Rm 8:14; Jms 3:18; 1Jn 3:1
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for the kingdom of heaven #
Mt 19:14; 25:34; Mk 10:14; Lk 6:20; 22:29 is theirs.
11 “You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me. 12Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted#Mt 2:23; 2Tm 3:12 the prophets who were before you.#Mt 23:37; Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:15
Believers Are Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? # 5:13 Or how can the earth be salted? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. #Mk 9:50; Lk 14:34
14 “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. #
Pr 4:18; Jn 8:12; Php 2:15 15No one lights a lamp#Jn 5:35; Rv 21:23 and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.#Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16; 11:33 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.#Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8; 1Pt 2:12
Christ Fulfills the Law
17 “Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. #
Mt 7:12; Rm 3:31; 10:4; 13:8; Gl 3:24 18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter#5:18 Or not one iota; iota is the smallest letter of the Gk alphabet. or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished. 19Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.#Mt 11:11; 24:35; Lk 16:17; Jms 2:10 20For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
Murder Begins in the Heart
21 “You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, # 5:21 Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17 #
Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17 and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.#Mt 19:18; 23:31,35; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Rm 13:9; Jms 2:11 22But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister#5:22 Other mss add without a cause will be subject to judgment. Whoever insults#5:22 Lit Whoever says ‘Raca’; an Aramaic term of abuse that puts someone down, insulting one’s intelligence his brother or sister will be subject to the court.#5:22 Lit Sanhedrin Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to hellfire.#5:22 Lit the gehenna of fire#Mt 18:9; Mk 9:43; Jms 3:6; 1Jn 3:15 23So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. 25Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him to the court, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, and the judge to #5:25 Other mss read judge will hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. #Pr 25:8; Lk 12:58 26Truly I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny. #5:26 Lit quadrans, the smallest and least valuable Roman coin, worth 1/64 of a daily wage
Adultery Begins in the Heart
27 “You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery. # 5:27 Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18 #
Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18 28But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.#2Sm 11:2; Jb 31:1; Pr 6:25 29If your right eye causes you to sin,#Mt 18:9; Mk 9:47 gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.#Mt 10:28; 23:15,33; Lk 12:5 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Divorce Practices Censured
31 “It was also said, Whoever divorces #
Jr 3:1; Mt 19:7; Mk 10:4 his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.#5:31 Dt 24:1 #Dt 24:1 32But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.#Mt 19:9; Mk 10:11; Lk 16:18; Rm 7:3; 1Co 7:11
Tell the Truth
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord. # 5:33 Lv 19:12; Nm 30:2; Dt 23:21 #
Lv 19:12; Nm 30:2; Dt 23:21; Mt 23:16 34But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne; 35or by the earth, because it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.#Ps 48:2; Is 66:1; Mt 23:22; Ac 7:49; Jms 5:12 36Do not swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black. 37But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.#Mt 6:13; 13:19,38; Jn 17:15; 2Th 3:3
Go the Second Mile
38 “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. # 5:38 Ex 21:24; Lv 24:20; Dt 19:21 #
Ex 21:24; Lv 24:20; Dt 19:21 39But I tell you, don’t resist#5:39 Or don’t set yourself against, or don’t retaliate against an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.#Lk 6:29–30; Rm 12:17; 1Co 6:7; 1Pt 3:9 40As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well. 41And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.#Dt 15:8; Lk 6:34
Love Your Enemies
43 “You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor # 5:43 Lv 19:18 #
Lv 19:18; Dt 23:6; Lk 10:29 and hate your enemy. 44But I tell you, love your enemies#5:44 Other mss add bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who#5:44 Other mss add mistreat you and persecute you, #Lk 6:27; 23:34; Ac 7:60; Rm 12:20; 1Co 4:12; 1Pt 2:23 45so that you may be #5:45 Or may become, or may show yourselves to be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.#Jb 25:3; Mt 5:9; Lk 6:35; Ac 14:17 46For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 47And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? #5:47 Or doing that is superior; lit doing more#Mt 5:37; Mk 6:51; Jn 10:10; Rm 3:1; 2Co 9:1 Don’t even the Gentiles#5:47 Other mss read tax collectors do the same? 48Be perfect,#Gn 17:1; Lv 19:2; Php 3:15; Col 4:12; Jms 1:4; 1Pt 1:15 therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Matthew 5
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1 Then, seeing the crowds, he ascended the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him,
2 and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth.
5 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when they have slandered you, and persecuted you, and spoken all kinds of evil against you, falsely, for my sake:
12 be glad and exult, for your reward in heaven is plentiful. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, with what will it be salted? It is no longer useful at all, except to be cast out and trampled under by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
15 And they do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that it may shine to all who are in the house.
16 So then, let your light shine in the sight of men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father, who is in heaven.
17 Do not think that I have come to loosen the law or the prophets. I have not come to loosen, but to fulfill.
18 Amen I say to you, certainly, until heaven and earth pass away, not one iota, not one dot shall pass away from the law, until all is done.
19 Therefore, whoever will have loosened one of the least of these commandments, and have taught men so, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever will have done and taught these, such a one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say to you, that unless your justice has surpassed that of the scribes and the Pharisees you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not murder; whoever will have murdered shall be liable to judgment.'
22 But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, 'Idiot,' shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, 'Worthless,' shall be liable to the fires of Hell.
23 Therefore, if you offer your gift at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,
24 leave your gift there, before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to your brother, and then you may approach and offer your gift.
25 Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are still on the way with him, lest perhaps the adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown in prison.
26 Amen I say to you, that you shall not go forth from there, until you have repaid the last quarter.
27 You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not commit adultery.'
28 But I say to you, that anyone who will have looked at a woman, so as to lust after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 And if your right eye causes you to sin, root it out and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body be cast into Hell.
30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body go into Hell.
31 And it has been said: 'Whoever would dismiss his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.'
32 But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife, except in the case of fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery.
33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not swear falsely. For you shall repay your oaths to the Lord.'
34 But I say to you, do not swear an oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
35 nor by earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.
36 Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head, because you are not able to cause one hair to become white or black.
37 But let your word 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and 'No' mean 'No.' For anything beyond that is of evil.
38 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 resist one who is evil, but if anyone will have struck you on your right cheek, offer to him the other also.
40 And anyone who wishes to contend with you in judgment, and to take away your tunic, release to him your cloak also.
41 And whoever will have compelled you for one thousand steps, go with him even for two thousand steps.
42 Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him.
43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and you shall have hatred for your enemy.'
44 But I say to you: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who persecute and slander you.
45 In this way, you shall be sons of your Father, who is in heaven. He causes his sun to rise upon the good and the bad, and he causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Do not even tax collectors behave this way?
47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more have you done? Do not even the pagans behave this way?
48 Therefore, be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect."
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