first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come 25 and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, 26 and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. 27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt 29 not commit adultery: but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her 29 already in his heart. And 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 30 thy whole body be cast into hell. And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, 31 and not thy whole body go into hell. It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife,

let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 but I say 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.

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Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine 34 oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at

all; neither by the heaven, for it is the 35 throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the

footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it 36 is the city of the great King. Neither shalt

thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not 37 make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

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Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for 39 an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, 40 turn to him the other also. And if any man

would go to law with thee, and take away 41 thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And

whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, 42 go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

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Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love_thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: 44 but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and 45 pray for them that persecute 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 46 just and the unjust. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not 47 even the publicans the same? And if ye

salute your brethern only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the 48 same? Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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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.

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 3 you, They have received their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand 4 know what thy right hand doeth: that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

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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 received their 6 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 Father which seeth in secret 7 shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their 8 much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye 9 have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which 10 art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy

kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in 11 heaven, so on earth. Give us this day our 12 daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as 13 we also have forgiven our debtors. And

bring us not into temptation, but deliver us 14 from the evil one. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will 15 also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have 17 received their reward. But thou, when thou

fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; 18 that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of

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thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves break through and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor 21 steal: for where thy treasure is, there will 22 thy heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy 23 whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the dark24 ness! No 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. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, 26 and the body than the 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