thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy 24 gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art 25 with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge 'deliver thee to the authorities omit 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. 1 Some ancient deliver thee. 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 Gr. Gehenna. body be cast into hell. And if thy right hand caus- 30 eth 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. Or, toward 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 stool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by 36 thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: 37 But your speech and whatsoever is more than these is of "the evil one. • Some ancient authorities read, shall be. 5 Or, evil: as in ver. 39; vi. 13. Or, evil 7 Gr. impress. Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, 38 and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, Resist 39 not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if 40 any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whoso-41 ever shall 'compel thee to go one mile, go with him. 42 twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him 43 6 I Take heed that ye do not your righteousness be- 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 1That is, collect ors or renters of Roman taxes: and so elsewhere. 2 Some ancient authorities read 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 re6 ceived 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 Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 7 And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do for they think that they shall be heard for 8 their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto Father. them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have 9 need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hal10 lowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will ties, some 11 be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day cient, but with 12 'our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we For thine is the kingdom, and 13 also have forgiven our debtors. And bring us not the power, and into temptation, but deliver us from 'the evil ones the glory, for God your Gr. our bread for the coming day. Or, evil Many authori an variations, add ever. Amen. 1 Gr. dig through. 2 Or, age For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly 14 Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not 15 men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, 16 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 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 Fa- 18 ther 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 23 body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness! No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate 24 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 25 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, and the body than the raiment ? Behold the birds of the 26 heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one 27 cubit unto his 'stature? And why are ye anxious 28 concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his 29 glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if 30 God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Be 31 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 34 shall 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. 71,2 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 unto you. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in 4 thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, 5 the beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 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. 7 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 I ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. 13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide 'is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruc14 tion, and many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 1 Gr. demons. 2 Gr. powers. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather 16 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, 28 the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: for he 29 taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. And when he was come down from the mountain, 18 great multitudes followed him. And behold, there 2 came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And 3 he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See 4 thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. And when he was entered into Capernaum, there 5 |