Matthew:5:27-48
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Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time ,
Thou shalt not commit adultery :
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But I say unto you ,
That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart .
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And if thy right eye offend thee ,
pluck it out ,
and cast it from thee :
for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish ,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell .
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And if thy right hand offend thee ,
cut it off ,
and cast it from thee :
for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish ,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell .
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It hath been said ,
Whosoever shall put away his wife ,
let him give her a writing of divorcement :
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But I say unto you ,
That whosoever shall put away his wife ,
saving for the cause of fornication ,
causeth her to commit adultery :
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery .
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Again ,
ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time ,
Thou shalt not forswear thyself ,
but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths :
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But I say unto you ,
Swear not at all ;
neither by heaven ;
for it is God '
s throne :
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Nor by the earth ;
for it is his footstool :
neither by Jerusalem ;
for it is the city of the great King .
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Neither shalt thou swear by thy head ,
because thou canst not make one hair white or black .
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But let your communication be ,
Yea ,
yea ;
Nay ,
nay :
for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil .
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Ye have heard that it hath been said ,
An eye for an eye ,
and a tooth for a tooth :
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But I say unto you ,
That ye resist not evil :
but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek ,
turn to him the other also .
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And if any man will sue thee at the law ,
and take away thy coat ,
let him have thy cloke also .
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And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile ,
go with him twain .
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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 hath been said ,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour ,
and hate thine enemy .
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But I say unto you ,
Love your enemies ,
bless them that curse you ,
do good to them that hate you ,
and pray for them which despitefully use you ,
and persecute you ;
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That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven :
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good ,
and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust .
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For if ye love them which love you ,
what reward have ye ?
do not even the publicans the same ?
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And if ye salute your brethren only ,
what do ye more than others ?
do not even the publicans so ?
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Be ye therefore perfect ,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect .