Matthew:5-7
geneva@Matthew:5:1 @ And when he sawe the multitude, he went vp into a mountaine: and when he was set, his disciples came to him.
geneva@Matthew:5:2 @
geneva@Matthew:5:3 @ Blessed [are] the (note:)Under the name of poverty are meant all the miseries, that are joined with poverty.(:note) poor in Whose minds and spirits are brought under control, and tamed, and obey God. spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
geneva@Matthew:5:4 @ Blessed are they that mourne: for they shall be comforted.
geneva@Matthew:5:5 @ Blessed are the meeke: for they shall inherite the earth.
geneva@Matthew:5:6 @ Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousnes: for they shalbe filled.
geneva@Matthew:5:7 @ Blessed are the mercifull: for they shal obteine mercie.
geneva@Matthew:5:8 @ Blessed [are] the (note:)Fitly is this word «pure» joined with the heart, for as a bright and shining resemblance or image may be seen plainly in a clear and pure looking glass, even so does the face (as it were) of the everlasting God, shine forth, and clearly appear in a pure heart.(:note) pure in heart: for they shall see God.
geneva@Matthew:5:9 @ Blessed are the peace makers: for they shal be called the children of God.
geneva@Matthew:5:10 @ Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.
geneva@Matthew:5:11 @ Blessed shall ye be when men reuile you, and persecute you, & say all maner of euill against you for my sake, falsely.
geneva@Matthew:5:12 @ Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.
geneva@Matthew:5:13 @ Ye (note:)The ministers of the word especially (unless they will be the most cowardly of all) must lead others both by word and deed to this greatest joy and happiness.(:note) are the salt of the Your doctrine must be very sound and good, for if it is not so, it will be not regarded and cast away as a thing unsavoury and vain. earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be What will you have to salt with? And so are fools in the Latin tongue called «saltless», as you would say, men that have no salt or savour and taste in them. salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
geneva@Matthew:5:14 @ Ye are the (note:)You shine and give light by being made partakers of the true light.(:note) light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
geneva@Matthew:5:15 @ Neither doe men light a candel, and put it vnder a bushel, but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house.
geneva@Matthew:5:16 @ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your Father which is in heauen.
geneva@Matthew:5:17 @
geneva@Matthew:5:18 @ For truly I say vnto you, Till heauen, and earth perish, one iote or one title of the Law shall not scape, till all things be fulfilled.
geneva@Matthew:5:19 @
geneva@Matthew:5:20 @ For I say vnto you, except your righteousnes exceede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.
geneva@Matthew:5:21 @
geneva@Matthew:5:22 @ But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be (note:)He speaks of the judgment of God, and of the difference of sins, and therefore applies his words to the form of civil judgments which were then used.(:note) in danger Of that judgment which was ruled by three men, who had the hearing and deciding of money matters, and such other small causes. of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the By that judgment which stood of 23 judges, who had the hearing and deciding of weighty affairs, as the matter of a whole tribe or of a high priest, or of a false prophet. council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of Whereas we read here «hell», it is in the text itself «Gehenna», which is one Hebrew word made out of two, and is as if to say «as the Valley of Hinnom», which the Hebrews called Topheth: it was a place where the Israelites cruelly sacrificed their children to false gods, whereupon it was taken for a place appointed to torment the reprobates in (Jer_7:31). hell The Jews used four kinds of punishments, before their government was taken away by Herod: hanging, beheading, stoning, and burning. It is burning that Christ meant, because burning was the greatest punishment; therefore by making mention of a judgment, a council, and a fire, he shows that some sins are worse than others are, but yet they are all such that we must give account for them, and will be punished for them. fire.
geneva@Matthew:5:23 @
geneva@Matthew:5:24 @ Leaue there thine offring before the altar, and goe thy way: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
geneva@Matthew:5:25 @
geneva@Matthew:5:26 @ Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast (note:)You will be dealt with in this manner, to the utmost extremity.(:note) paid the uttermost farthing.
geneva@Matthew:5:27 @
geneva@Matthew:5:28 @ But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adulterie with her already in his heart.
geneva@Matthew:5:29 @ And if thy (note:)He names the right eye and the right hand, because the parts of the right side of our bodies are the chiefest, and the most ready to commit any wickedness.(:note) right eye Literally, do cause you to offend: for sins are stumbling blocks as it were, that is to say, rocks which we are cast upon. 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.
geneva@Matthew:5:30 @ Also if thy right hand make thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
geneva@Matthew:5:31 @ It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.
geneva@Matthew:5:32 @ But I say vnto you, whosoeuer shall put away his wife (except it be for fornication) causeth her to commit adulterie: & whosoeuer shal marrie her that is diuorced, committeth adulterie.
geneva@Matthew:5:33 @
geneva@Matthew:5:34 @ But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God:
geneva@Matthew:5:35 @ Nor yet by the earth: for it is his footestoole: neither by Hierusalem: for it is the citie of the great King.
geneva@Matthew:5:36 @ Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.
geneva@Matthew:5:37 @ But let your communication be, (note:)Whatever you affirm, affirm it alone, and whatever you deny, deny it alone without any more words.(:note) Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of From an evil conscience, or from the devil. evil.
geneva@Matthew:5:38 @
geneva@Matthew:5:39 @ But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.
geneva@Matthew:5:40 @ And if any man wil sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.
geneva@Matthew:5:41 @ And whosoeuer will compell thee to goe a mile, goe with him twaine.
geneva@Matthew:5:42 @ Giue to him that asketh, and from him that would borowe of thee, turne not away.
geneva@Matthew:5:43 @ Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.
geneva@Matthew:5:44 @ But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,
geneva@Matthew:5:45 @
geneva@Matthew:5:46 @ For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?
geneva@Matthew:5:47 @ And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the (note:)They that were the toll masters, and had the oversight of tributes and customs: this was a type of man that the Jews hated to death, both because they served the Romans in those offices (whose heavy bondage they could not overthrow) and also because these toll masters were for the most part given to covetousness.(:note) publicans so?
geneva@Matthew:5:48 @ Ye shall therefore be perfit, as your Father which is in heauen, is perfite.
geneva@Matthew:6:1 @ Take heed that ye do not your (note:)Ambition makes alms vain.(:note) alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no This word «reward» is always taken in the scriptures for a free recompense, and therefore the schoolmen fondly set it to be answerable to a deserving, which they call «merit». reward of your Father which is in heaven.
geneva@Matthew:6:2 @ Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the (note:)Counterfeits, for hypocrites were players that played a part in a play.(:note) 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.
geneva@Matthew:6:3 @ But when thou doest thine almes, let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doeth,
geneva@Matthew:6:4 @ That thine almes may be in secret, and thy Father that seeth in secret, hee will rewarde thee openly.
geneva@Matthew:6:5 @
geneva@Matthew:6:6 @ But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber and when thou hast shut thy doore, pray vnto thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall rewarde thee openly.
geneva@Matthew:6:7 @ But when ye pray, use not (note:)Long prayers are not condemned, but vain, needless, and superstitious ones.(:note) vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
geneva@Matthew:6:8 @ Be ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him.
geneva@Matthew:6:9 @
geneva@Matthew:6:10 @ Thy Kingdome come. Thy will be done euen in earth, as it is in heauen.
geneva@Matthew:6:11 @ Give us this day our (note:)That which is suitable for our nature for our daily food, or such as may suffice our nature and complexion.(:note) daily bread.
geneva@Matthew:6:12 @ And forgiue vs our dettes, as we also forgiue our detters.
geneva@Matthew:6:13 @ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from (note:)From the devil, or from all adversity.(:note) evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
geneva@Matthew:6:14 @
geneva@Matthew:6:15 @ But if ye do not forgiue men their trespasses,, no more will your father forgiue you your trespaces.
geneva@Matthew:6:16 @
geneva@Matthew:6:17 @ But when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face,
geneva@Matthew:6:18 @ That thou seeme not vnto men to fast, but vnto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret, will rewarde thee openly.
geneva@Matthew:6:19 @
geneva@Matthew:6:20 @ But lay vp treasures for your selues in heauen, where neither the mothe nor canker corrupteth, & where theeues neither digge through, nor steale.
geneva@Matthew:6:21 @ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
geneva@Matthew:6:22 @
geneva@Matthew:6:23 @ But if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse?
geneva@Matthew:6:24 @
geneva@Matthew:6:25 @
geneva@Matthew:6:26 @ Behold the fowls of the (note:)Of the air, or that line in the air: in almost all languages the word «heaven» is taken for the air.(:note) 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?
geneva@Matthew:6:27 @ Which of you by (note:)He speaks of care which is joined with thought of mind, and has for the most part distrust yoked with it.(:note) taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
geneva@Matthew:6:28 @ And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they (note:)By labour.(:note) toil not, neither do they spin:
geneva@Matthew:6:29 @ Yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his glorie was not arayed like one of these.
geneva@Matthew:6:30 @ Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde which is to day, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, shall he not doe much more vnto you, O ye of litle faith?
geneva@Matthew:6:31 @ Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?
geneva@Matthew:6:32 @ (For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things.
geneva@Matthew:6:33 @ But seeke ye first the kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and all these things shall be ministred vnto you.
geneva@Matthew:6:34 @ Care not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe: the day hath ynough with his owne griefe.
geneva@Matthew:7:1 @ Judge (note:)We ought to find fault with one another, but we must beware we do not do it without cause, or to seem holier than others or because of hatred of others.(:note) not, that ye be not judged.
geneva@Matthew:7:2 @ Eor with what iudgement ye iudge, ye shall be iudged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you againe.
geneva@Matthew:7:3 @ And why seest thou the mote, that is in thy brothers eye, and perceiuest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?
geneva@Matthew:7:4 @ Or howe sayest thou to thy brother, Suffer me to cast out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?
geneva@Matthew:7:5 @ Hypocrite, first cast out that beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.
geneva@Matthew:7:6 @
geneva@Matthew:7:7 @
geneva@Matthew:7:8 @ For whosoeuer asketh, receiueth: and he, that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
geneva@Matthew:7:9 @ For what man is there among you, which if his sonne aske him bread, woulde giue him a stone?
geneva@Matthew:7:10 @ Or if he aske fish, wil he giue him a serpent?
geneva@Matthew:7:11 @ If ye then, which are euill, can giue to your children good giftes, howe much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good thinges to them that aske him?
geneva@Matthew:7:12 @
geneva@Matthew:7:13 @
geneva@Matthew:7:14 @ Because (note:)The way is straight and narrow: we must pass through this rough way and suffer, endure, be changed and so enter into life.(:note) strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
geneva@Matthew:7:15 @
geneva@Matthew:7:16 @ Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles?
geneva@Matthew:7:17 @ So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruite, & a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruite.
geneva@Matthew:7:18 @ A good tree can not bring forth euil fruite: neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruite.
geneva@Matthew:7:19 @ Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.
geneva@Matthew:7:20 @ Therefore by their fruites ye shall knowe them.
geneva@Matthew:7:21 @
geneva@Matthew:7:22 @ Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy (note:)By «name» here is meant mighty working power of God, which every man witnesses that calls upon him.(:note) name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many Properly, powers: Now these excellent works which are done are called powers because of those things which they bring to pass, for by them we understand how mighty the power of God is. wonderful works?
geneva@Matthew:7:23 @ And then will I profess unto them, (note:)This is not of ignorance, but because he will cast them away.(:note) I never knew you: depart from me, You that are given to all kinds of wickedness, and seem to make an art of sin. ye that work iniquity.
geneva@Matthew:7:24 @
geneva@Matthew:7:25 @ And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke.
geneva@Matthew:7:26 @ But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:
geneva@Matthew:7:27 @ And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.
geneva@Matthew:7:28 @ And it came to passe, when Iesus had ended these wordes, the people were astonied at his doctrine.
geneva@Matthew:7:29 @ For he taught them as one hauing authoritie, and not as the Scribes.
geneva@Matthew:8:1 @ Nowe when he was come downe from the mountaine, great multitudes followed him.
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