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You have heard that it was said to the men of old , `
You shall not kill ;
and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment .'
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But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment ;
whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the council ,
and whoever says , `
You fool !'
shall be liable to the hell of fire .
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So if you are offering your gift at the altar ,
and there remember that your brother has something against you ,
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leave your gift there before the altar and go ;
first be reconciled to your brother ,
and then come and offer your gift .
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Make friends quickly with your accuser ,
while you are going with him to court ,
lest your accuser hand you over to the judge ,
and the judge to the guard ,
and you be put in prison ;
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truly ,
I say to you ,
you will never get out till you have paid the last penny .
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You have heard that it was said , `
You shall not commit adultery .'
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But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart .
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If your right eye causes you to sin ,
pluck it out and throw it away ;
it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell .
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And if your right hand causes you to sin ,
cut it off and throw it away ;
it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell .
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It was also said , `
Whoever divorces his wife ,
let him give her a certificate of divorce .'
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But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife ,
except on the ground of unchastity ,
makes her an adulteress ;
and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery .
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Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old , `
You shall not swear falsely ,
but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn .'
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But I say to you ,
Do not swear at all ,
either by heaven ,
for it is the throne of God ,
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or by the earth ,
for it is his footstool ,
or by Jerusalem ,
for it is the city of the great King .
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And do not swear by your head ,
for you cannot make one hair white or black .
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Let what you say be simply `
Yes '
or `
No ';
anything more than this comes from evil .
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You have heard that it was said , `
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth .'
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But I say to you ,
Do not resist one who is evil .
But if any one strikes you on the right cheek ,
turn to him the other also ;
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and if any one would sue you and take your coat ,
let him have your cloak as well ;
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and if any one forces you to go one mile ,
go with him two miles .
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Give to him who begs from you ,
and do not refuse him who would borrow from you .
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You have heard that it was said , `
You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy .'
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But I say to you ,
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you ,
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so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven ;
for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good ,
and sends rain on the just and on the unjust .
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For if you love those who love you ,
what reward have you ?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same ?
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And if you salute only your brethren ,
what more are you doing than others ?
Do not even the Gentiles do the same ?
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You ,
therefore ,
must be perfect ,
as your heavenly Father is perfect .