3 whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgement: 22 but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother1 shall be in danger of the judgement; and whosoever shall say to his brother, 2 Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of 23 fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught a24 gainst thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25 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, and thou be cast into prison. 26 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 not commit 28 adultery: but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with 29 her 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 thy whole body be cast into hell. And if thy 30 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, and not thy whole body go into hell. It was said also, Who- 31 soever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: but I say unto 32 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 33 it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, 34 Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the 35 earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor 8 by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt 36 thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your 37 speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of 10 the evil one. Ye have heard that it was 38 said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say 39 1 Many ancient authorities insert without cause. 2 An expression of contempt. 3 Or, Morch, a Hebrew expression of condemnation. 4 Gr. 5 Gr. Gehenna of fire. 6 Some ancient authorities omit unto or into. deliver thee. 7 Gr. Gehenna, read But your speech shall be. Or, toward 9 Some ancient authorities 10 Or, evil: as in ver. 39; vi. 13. unto you, Resist not 1him do in the synagogues and in that is evil: but whosoever the streets, that they may smiteth thee on thy right have glory of men. Verily I cheek, turn to him the other say unto you, They have 40 also. And if any man would received their reward. But 3 go to law with thee, and take when thou doest alms, let not away thy coat, let him have thy left hand know what thy 41 thy cloke also. And whoso- right hand doeth: that thine 4 ever shall compel thee to go alms may be in secret: and one mile, go with him twain. thy Father which seeth in 42 Give to him that asketh thee, secret shall recompense thee. and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine 44 enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; 45 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 46 the unjust. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gen48 tiles the same? Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. And when ye pray, ye shall 5 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 reward. But thou, when thou prayest, 6 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. And in 7 praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto 8 them: for 4 your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After 9 this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will 10 be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day 5 our 11 daily bread. And forgive us 12 our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And bring 13 3 That is, collectors or renters of Roman 4 Some ancient authorities read God your 1 Or, evil 2 Gr. impress. taxes and so elsewhere. Father. 5 Gr. our bread for the coming day. us not into temptation, but deliver us from 1the evil one.3 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 16 two masters: for either he 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 received their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash 18 thy face; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves 20 3 break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break 21 through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, there will thy 22 heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of 23 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 24 darkness! No man can serve | first his kingdom, and his 1 Or, evil 2 Many authorities, some ancient, but with variations, add For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 3 Gr. dig through. 4 Or, age righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto 34 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 Judge not, that ye be not 2 judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be 3 measured 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 lo, the beam is in thine own eye? 5 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 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 find; knock, and it shall be opened 8 unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be 9 opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will 10 give him a stone; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give 11 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? Ail things there- 12 fore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in by the narrow 13 gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the 14 gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. Beware of false prophets, 15 which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their 16 fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even So every good tree 17 bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree 18 cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every 19 tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore 20 by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that 21 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, 1 Some ancient authorities omit is the gate. 2 Many ancient authorities read How narrow is the gate, &c. 1 did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out 1 devils, and by thy name do many 2mighty works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work 24 iniquity. Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his 25 house upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. 26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon 27 the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus 4 saith unto him, See 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 5 into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, 6 my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And he 7 saith unto him, I will come and heal him. And the cen- 8 turion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the word, and my 3 servant shall be healed. For I also am a 9 man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my 7 servant, Do this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus 10 heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say 11 unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the sons of the 12 3 Or, boy Gr. sufficient. 5 Gr. 1 Gr. demons. 2 Gr. powers. with a word. 6 Some ancient authorities insert set: as in Luke vii. 8. 7 Gr. bondservant. 8 Many ancient authorities read With no man in Israel have I found so great faith. 9 Gr. recline. |