Matthew:5-6

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* And seeing the multitudes , he went up into a mountain : and when he was set , his disciples came unto him : * And he opened his mouth , and taught them , saying , * Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . * Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted . * Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth . * Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled . * Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy . * Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God . * Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God . * Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness ' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . * Blessed are ye , when men shall revile you , and persecute you , and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely , for my sake . * Rejoice , and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you . * Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost his savour , wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing , but to be cast out , and to be trodden under foot of men . * Ye are the light of the world . A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid . * Neither do men light a candle , and put it under a bushel , but on a candlestick ; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house . * Let your light so shine before men , that they may see your good works , and glorify your Father which is in heaven . * Think not that I am come to destroy the law , or the prophets : I am not come to destroy , but to fulfil . * For verily I say unto you , Till heaven and earth pass , one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law , till all be fulfilled . * Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments , and shall teach men so , he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach them , the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven . * For I say unto you , That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees , ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven . * Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time , Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment : * But I say unto you , That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to his brother , Raca , shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say , Thou fool , shall be in danger of hell fire . * Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar , and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against 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 . * Agree with thine adversary quickly , whiles thou art in the way with him ; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge , and the judge deliver thee to the officer , and thou be cast into prison . * Verily I say unto thee , Thou shalt by no means come out thence , till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing . * Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time , Thou shalt not commit adultery : * But I say unto you , That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart . * 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 . * 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 . * It hath been said , Whosoever shall put away his wife , let him give her a writing of divorcement : * 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 . * 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 : * But I say unto you , Swear not at all ; neither by heaven ; for it is God 's throne : * Nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the great King . * Neither shalt thou swear by thy head , because thou canst not make one hair white or black . * But let your communication be , Yea , yea ; Nay , nay : for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil . * Ye have heard that it hath been said , An eye for an eye , and a tooth for a tooth : * 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 . * And if any man will sue thee at the law , and take away thy coat , let him have thy cloke also . * And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile , go with him twain . * Give to him that asketh thee , and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away . * Ye have heard that it hath been said , Thou shalt love thy neighbour , and hate thine enemy . * 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 ; * 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 . * For if ye love them which love you , what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? * And if ye salute your brethren only , what do ye more than others ? do not even the publicans so ? * Be ye therefore perfect , even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect . * Take heed that ye do not your alms before men , to be seen of them : otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven . * Therefore when thou doest thine alms , do not sound 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 their reward . * But when thou doest alms , let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : * That thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly . * And when thou prayest , thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets , that they may be seen of men . Verily I say unto you , They have their reward . * But thou , when thou prayest , enter into thy closet , and when thou hast shut thy door , pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly . * But when ye pray , use not vain repetitions , as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking . * Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of , before ye ask him . * After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven , Hallowed be thy name . * Thy kingdom come . Thy will be done in earth , as it is in heaven . * Give us this day our daily bread . * And forgive us our debts , as we forgive our debtors . * And lead us not into temptation , but deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingdom , and the power , and the glory , for ever . Amen . * For if ye forgive men their trespasses , your heavenly Father will also forgive you : * But if ye forgive not men their trespasses , neither will your Father forgive your trespasses . * Moreover when ye fast , be not , as the hypocrites , of a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces , that they may appear unto men to fast . Verily I say unto you , They have their reward . * But thou , when thou fastest , anoint thine head , and wash thy face ; * That thou appear not unto men to fast , but unto thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father , which seeth in secret , shall reward thee openly . * Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth , where moth and rust doth corrupt , and where thieves break through and steal : * But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven , where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt , and where thieves do not break through nor steal : * For where your treasure is , there will your heart be also . * The light of the body is the eye : if therefore thine eye be single , thy 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 that darkness ! * No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one , and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one , and despise the other . Ye cannot serve God and mammon . * Therefore I say unto you , Take no thought 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 meat , and the body than raiment ? * Behold the fowls of the air : for they sow not , neither do they reap , nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them . Are ye not much better than they ? * Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature ? * And why take ye thought for raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field , how they grow ; they toil not , neither do they spin : * And yet I say unto you , That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these . * Wherefore , if God so clothe the grass of the field , which to day is , and to morrow is cast into the oven , shall he not much more clothe you , O ye of little faith ? * Therefore take no thought , saying , What shall we eat ? or , What shall we drink ? or , Wherewithal shall we be clothed ? * (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek :) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things . * But seek ye first the kingdom of God , and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you . * Take therefore no thought for the morrow : for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself . Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof . * Judge not , that ye be not judged .

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