1 Many ancient insert with Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you that, 22 every one who is angry with his brother shall be in authorities danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to out cause. his brother, 2 Raca, shall be in danger of the council; 2 An ex- and whosoever shall say, "Thou fool, shall be in contempt. danger of the hell of fire. If therefore thou art of- 23 a Hebrew fering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that expression thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy 24 demnation. gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be recon*Gr.unto or ciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. pression of 3 Or, Moreh, of con into. 5 Gr. fire. 6 Some ancient 5 6 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art 25 Gehenna of with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the authorities officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say 26 unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. omit de liver thee. 7 Gr. Gehenna. 81 7 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not 27 commit adultery: but I say unto you, that every one 28 that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And 29 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 thy right hand causeth 30 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 was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, 31 let him give her a writing of divorcement: but I say 32 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, ye have heard that it was said to them of 33 old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto 34 you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the foot- 35 ard stool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy 36 head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. ancient authorities read But 2 Or, evil: as in ver. 39; vi. 13. 371 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and Some whatsover is more than these is of the evil one. 2 38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, your speech 39 and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, Resist shall be not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on 40 thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, 41 let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall *compel thee to go one mile, go with him twain. press. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. or, evil Gr. im 43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy 44 neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute 45 you; that ye may be sons of your Father which 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. 46 For if ye love them that love you, what reward have 47 ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye collectors or salute your brethren only, what do ye more than renters of 48 others? do not even the Gentiles the same? Ye there- taxes: and fore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. where. 6 Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father which is in heaven. 2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received 3 their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy 4 left hand know what thy right hand doeth: that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have 6 received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy 5 That is, Roman so else 1 Some ancient read God Father. 2 Gr. our bread for day. Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles 7 do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them for 8 1 your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, authorities, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray 9 your ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as 10 in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day 'our daily 11 the coming bread. And forgive us And forgive us our debts, as we also have 12 3 Or, evil forgiven our debtors. And bring us not into temp- 13 tation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if ye 14 forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their tres- 15 variations, passes, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. thine is the Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, 16 kingdom, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, power, and that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say 4 Many authori ties, some ancient, but with add For and the the glory, for ever. Amen. 5 Gr. dig through. unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, 17 when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy 18 Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, 19 where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves "break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves 20 treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal for where thy treasure is, there will thy 21 heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if 22 therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body 23 shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness! No 24 man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 25 for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than the food, and the body than the 1 26 raiment? Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye 27 of much more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto his 'stature? 1 Or, age 28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, 29 neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of 30 these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be 32 clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles. seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have 33 need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall 34 be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 7 Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured 3 unto you. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam 4 that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and 5 lo, the beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou seek clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 7 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall 8 find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask 10 him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall 1 Some ancient omit is the ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, 11 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the 13 authorities gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, gate. and many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is 14 the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, authorities and few be they that find it. 2 Many ancient read How narrow is the gate, &c. 3 Gr. demons. 4 Gr. powers. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in 15 sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather 16 grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every 17 good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot 18 bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth 19 good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not 20,21 every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say 22 to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty works? And then will 23 I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Every one therefore which 24 heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock and the rain descended, and the floods 25 came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and 26 doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand and the rain 27 descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. |