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of evil. Ye have heard that it was said; An eye for an ‘eye, and a tooth for a tooth; but I say unto you, resist 39 not evil; but whoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, 'turn to him the other also; and let him that wisheth 40 to have judgment against thee, and to take thy coat, let 'him have thy cloak also; and whoever shall force thee 41 to go in his service one mile, go with him twain. Give 42 to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of ‘thee turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it was 43 'said; Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy; but I say unto you, love your enemies; bless them that 44 curse you; do good to them that hate you; and pray for them that reproach you and persecute you; so that ye 45 may be sons of your Father that is in heaven; for he 'maketh his sun to rise on the wicked and on the good, 'and sendeth rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if ye should love them that love 'what reward have ye? Do not even the tax-gatherers 'the same? And if ye should salute your brethren only, 47 'what great thing do ye? Do not even the Heathen so? 'Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father that is in heaven 48 'is perfect. Take heed that ye do not your acts of 'righteousness before men to be seen by them; otherwise 'ye have no reward with your Father that is in heaven. Therefore, when thou givest alms, do not sound a trum'pet before thee as the hypocrites do in the synagogues 'and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. "Verily I say to you, they have their reward. But when 'thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy 'right hand doeth; so that thine alms may be in secret; 'and thy Father who seeth in secret will himself reward 'thee openly. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be 5 'as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the

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'into thy closet, and after shutting thy door, pray to thy 'Father that is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in 7 'secret will reward thee openly. And when ye pray, 'babble not as the Heathen do; for they think that in 8 'their much speaking they will be heard. Be ye not 'therefore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what 9 'things ye have need of before ye ask him. Thus, there'fore, pray ye; Our Father that art in heaven, hallowed 10 'be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on 'earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 12 'bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 13 'debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 14 from evil. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your 15 'heavenly Father will also forgive you; and if ye forgive 'not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. And when ye fast, be not as the hypo'crites, of a sad face; for they disfigure their faces that 'they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say to you 17 'they have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, 18 anoint thy head, and wash thy face; so that thou appear 'not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father that is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward 19 'thee. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break 20 through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in 'heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt, and where 21 'thieves break not through nor steal. For where your 'treasure is, there will your heart be also. The lamp of 'the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy 'whole body will be in the light; but if thine eye be evil, 'thy whole body will be in darkness. If therefore the 'light that is in thee be darkness, how great will be the 'darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he 'will hate the one and love the other; or he will hold to 'the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God 25 and Mammon. Therefore I say unto you, be not over 'careful 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 food, and the body than raiment ?

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'come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are raven16 'ing wolves. By their fruits ye will know them. Do 17 'men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? So

'every good tree beareth good fruit; and the bad tree 18 'beareth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bear evil fruit, 19 'nor a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree not bearing 20 'good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. There21 'fore by their fruits ye will know them. Not every one

'that saith unto me; Lord, Lord, will enter into the king'dom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father 22 that is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day; 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and "in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done 23 many wonders ? And then I will profess unto them, 'I never knew you; depart from me ye that work un'righteousness.

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them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 1 And when he was come down from the mountain great 2 crowds followed him. And behold, a leper came and worshipped him, saying; 'Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst 3 'make me clean.' And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying; 'I will, be thou cleansed.' And 4 straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith