Matthew:5-7
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And seeing the multitudes ,
he went up into a mountain :
and when he was set ,
his disciples came unto him :
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And he opened his mouth ,
and taught them ,
saying ,
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Blessed are the poor in spirit :
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .
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Blessed are they that mourn :
for they shall be comforted .
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Blessed are the meek :
for they shall inherit the earth .
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Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness :
for they shall be filled .
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Blessed are the merciful :
for they shall obtain mercy .
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Blessed are the pure in heart :
for they shall see God .
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Blessed are the peacemakers :
for they shall be called the children of God .
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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness '
sake :
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .
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Blessed are ye ,
when men shall revile you ,
and persecute you ,
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely ,
for my sake .
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Rejoice ,
and be exceeding glad :
for great is your reward in heaven :
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you .
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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 .
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Ye are the light of the world .
A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid .
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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 .
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Let your light so shine before men ,
that they may see your good works ,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven .
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Think not that I am come to destroy the law ,
or the prophets :
I am not come to destroy ,
but to fulfil .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 :
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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 .
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Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar ,
and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee ;
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Leave there thy gift before the altar ,
and go thy way ;
first be reconciled to thy brother ,
and then come and offer thy gift .
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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 .
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Verily I say unto thee ,
Thou shalt by no means come out thence ,
till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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But when thou doest alms ,
let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth :
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That thine alms may be in secret :
and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly .
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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 .
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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 .
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But when ye pray ,
use not vain repetitions ,
as the heathen do :
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking .
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Be not ye therefore like unto them :
for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of ,
before ye ask him .
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After this manner therefore pray ye :
Our Father which art in heaven ,
Hallowed be thy name .
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Thy kingdom come .
Thy will be done in earth ,
as it is in heaven .
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Give us this day our daily bread .
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And forgive us our debts ,
as we forgive our debtors .
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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 .
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For if ye forgive men their trespasses ,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you :
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But if ye forgive not men their trespasses ,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses .
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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 .
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But thou ,
when thou fastest ,
anoint thine head ,
and wash thy face ;
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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 .
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Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth ,
where moth and rust doth corrupt ,
and where thieves break through and steal :
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But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven ,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt ,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal :
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For where your treasure is ,
there will your heart be also .
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The light of the body is the eye :
if therefore thine eye be single ,
thy whole body shall be full of light .
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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 !
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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 .
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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 ?
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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 ?
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Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature ?
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And why take ye thought for raiment ?
Consider the lilies of the field ,
how they grow ;
they toil not ,
neither do they spin :
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And yet I say unto you ,
That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these .
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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 ?
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Therefore take no thought ,
saying ,
What shall we eat ?
or ,
What shall we drink ?
or ,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed ?
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For after all these things do the Gentiles seek :)
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things .
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But seek ye first the kingdom of God ,
and his righteousness ;
and all these things shall be added unto you .
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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 .
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Judge not ,
that ye be not judged .
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For with what judgment ye judge ,
ye shall be judged :
and with what measure ye mete ,
it shall be measured to you again .
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And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother '
s eye ,
but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ?
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Or how wilt thou say to thy brother ,
Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye ;
and ,
behold ,
a beam is in thine own eye ?
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Thou hypocrite ,
first cast out the beam out of thine own eye ;
and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother '
s eye .
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Give not that which is holy unto the dogs ,
neither cast ye your pearls before swine ,
lest they trample them under their feet ,
and turn again and rend you .
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Ask ,
and it shall be given you ;
seek ,
and ye shall find ;
knock ,
and it shall be opened unto you :
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For every one that asketh receiveth ;
and he that seeketh findeth ;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened .
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Or what man is there of you ,
whom if his son ask bread ,
will he give him a stone ?
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Or if he ask a fish ,
will he give him a serpent ?
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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 ?
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Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you ,
do ye even so to them :
for this is the law and the prophets .
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Enter ye in at the strait gate :
for wide is the gate ,
and broad is the way ,
that leadeth to destruction ,
and many there be which go in thereat :
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Because strait is the gate ,
and narrow is the way ,
which leadeth unto life ,
and few there be that find it .
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Beware of false prophets ,
which come to you in sheep '
s clothing ,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves .
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Ye shall know them by their fruits .
Do men gather grapes of thorns ,
or figs of thistles ?
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Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit .
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A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit ,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit .
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Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down ,
and cast into the fire .
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Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them .
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Not every one that 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 .
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Many will say to me in that day ,
Lord ,
Lord ,
have we not prophesied in thy name ?
and in thy name have cast out devils ?
and in thy name done many wonderful works ?
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And then will I profess unto them ,
I never knew you :
depart from me ,
ye that work iniquity .
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Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine ,
and doeth them ,
I will liken him unto a wise man ,
which built his house upon a rock :
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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 a rock .
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And every one that heareth these sayings of mine ,
and doeth them not ,
shall be likened unto a foolish man ,
which built his house upon the sand :
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And the rain descended ,
and the floods came ,
and the winds blew ,
and beat upon that house ;
and it fell :
and great was the fall of it .
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And it came to pass ,
when Jesus had ended these sayings ,
the people were astonished at his doctrine :
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For he taught them as one having authority ,
and not as the scribes .
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When he was come down from the mountain ,
great multitudes followed him .
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