Matthew 5:27-48

You've heard that the law said, ‘Don't commit adultery.’ But I tell you that everyone who looks lustfully at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his mind. If your right eye leads you to sin, then tear it out and throw it away, because it's better to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into the fire of Gehenna. If your right hand leads you to sin, then cut it off and throw it away, for it's better for you to lose one of your limbs than for your whole body to go into the fire of Gehenna. The law also said, ‘If a man divorces his wife, he should give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that any man who divorces his wife except for sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. And again, you've heard that the law said to the people of long ago, ‘You shall not perjure yourself. Instead make sure you keep the oaths you swear to the Lord.’ But I tell you, don't swear at all. Don't swear by heaven, because it's the throne of God. Don't swear by the earth, because it's God's footstool. Don't swear by Jerusalem, because it's the city of the great King. Don't even swear by your head, because you're not able to make a single hair white or black. Simply say yes or no—more than this comes from the evil one. You've heard that the law said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, don't resist someone who is evil. If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other cheek to them as well. If someone wants to sue you in court and takes your shirt, give them your coat too. If someone demands that you go one mile, go with them two. Give to those who ask you, and don't turn away those who want to borrow from you. You've heard that the law said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so you may become children of your heavenly Father. For his sun shines on both the good and the bad; and he makes the rain fall on both those who do right and those who do wrong. For if you only love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do that? If you only speak kindly to your family, what more are you doing than anyone else? Even the heathen do that! Grow up and become completely trustworthy, just as your heavenly Father is trustworthy.”