5And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.G1161G1492G3793G305G1519G3735G2532G846G2523G846G3101G4334G846 2Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:G2532G455G846G4750G1321G846G3004 3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.G3107G4434G4151G3754G846G2076G932G3772 4Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.G3107G3996G3754G846G3870 5Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.G3107G4239G3754G846G2816G1093 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.G3107G3588G3983G2532G1372G1343G3754G846G5526 7Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.G3107G1655G3754G846G1653 8Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.G3107G2513G2588G3754G846G3700G2316 9Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.G3107G1518G3754G846G2564G5207G2316 10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.G3107G1377G1752G1343G3754G846G2076G932G3772 11"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.G3107G2075G3752G3679G5209G2532G1377G2532G2036G3956G4190G4487G2596G5216G5574G1752G1700 12"Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.G5463G2532G21G3754G4183G5216G3408G1722G3772G1063G3779G1377G4396G3588G4253G5216 13"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.G5210G2075G217G1093G1161G1437G217G3471G1722G5101G233G2089G2480G1519G3762G1508G906G1854G2532G2662G5259G444 14"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.G5210G2075G5457G2889G4172G2749G1883G3735G3756G1410G2928 15"Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.G3761G2545G3088G2532G5087G846G5259G3426G235G1909G3087G2532G2989G3956G1722G3614 16"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.G5216G5457G3779G2989G1715G444G3704G1492G5216G2570G2041G2532G1392G5216G3962G3588G1722G3772 17"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.G3543G3361G3754G2064G2647G3551G2228G4396G2064G3756G2064G2647G235G4137 18"For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.G1063G281G3004G5213G2193G302G3772G2532G1093G3928G1520G2503G2228G3391G2762G3364G3928G575G3551G2193G302G3956G1096 19"Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.G3739G1437G3767G3089G3391G5130G1646G1785G2532G1321G444G3779G2564G1646G1722G932G3772G1161G3739G302G4160G2532G1321G3778G2564G3173G1722G932G3772 20"For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.G1063G3004G5213G3754G3362G5216G1343G4052G4119G1122G2532G5330G3364G1525G1519G932G3772 21"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.'G191G3754G4483G744G5407G3756G5407G1161G3739G302G5407G2071G1777G2920 22"But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.G1161G1473G3004G5213G3754G3956G3710G846G80G1500G2071G1777G2920G1161G3739G302G2036G846G80G4469G2071G1777G4892G1161G3739G302G2036G3474G2071G1777G1519G1067G4442 23"Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,G3767G1437G4374G4675G1435G1909G2379G2546G3415G3754G4675G80G2192G5100G2596G4675 24"leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.G863G1563G4675G1435G1715G2379G2532G5217G4412G1259G4675G80G2532G5119G2064G4374G4675G1435 25"Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.G2468G2132G4675G476G5035G2193G3755G1488G1722G3598G3326G846G3379G476G3860G4571G2923G2532G2923G3860G4571G5257G2532G906G1519G5438 26"Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.G281G3004G4671G1831G3364G1831G1564G2193G302G591G2078G2835 27"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.'G191G3754G4483G744G3431G3756G3431 28"But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.G1161G1473G3004G5213G3754G3956G991G1135G4314G1937G846G3431G846G2235G1722G846G2588 29"If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.G1161G1487G4675G1188G3788G4624G4571G1807G846G1807G2532G906G575G4675G1063G4851G4671G2443G1520G4675G3196G622G2532G3361G4675G3650G4983G906G1519G1067 30"And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.G2532G1487G4675G1188G5495G4624G4571G1581G846G1581G2532G906G575G4675G1063G4851G4671G2443G1520G4675G3196G622G2532G3361G4675G3650G4983G906G1519G1067 31"Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'G1161G4483G3754G3739G302G630G846G1135G1325G846G647 32"But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.G1161G1473G3004G5213G3754G3739G302G630G846G1135G3924G3056G4202G4160G846G3429G2532G3739G1437G1060G630G3429 33"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'G3825G191G3754G4483G744G1964G3756G1964G1161G591G2962G4675G3727 34"But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;G1161G1473G3004G5213G3660G3361G3654G3383G1722G3772G3754G2076G2316G2362 35"nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.G3383G1722G1093G3754G2076G846G4228G5286G3383G1519G2414G3754G2076G4172G3173G935 36"Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.G3383G3660G1722G4675G2776G3754G1410G3756G4160G3391G2359G3022G2228G3189 37"But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.G1161G2077G5216G3056G2077G3483G3483G3756G3756G1161G4053G5130G2076G1537G4190 38"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'G191G3754G4483G3788G473G3788G2532G3599G473G3599 39"But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.G1161G1473G3004G5213G436G3361G4190G235G3748G4474G4571G1909G4675G1188G4600G4762G846G243G2532 40"If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.G2532G2309G2919G4671G2919G2532G2983G4675G5509G863G846G863G2440G2532 41"And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.G2532G3748G29G4571G29G1520G3400G5217G3326G846G1417 42"Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.G1325G154G4571G2532G2309G1155G575G4675G654G3361G654 43"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'G191G3754G4483G25G4675G4139G2532G3404G4675G2190 44"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,G1161G1473G3004G5213G25G5216G2190G2127G2672G5209G4160G2573G3404G5209G2532G4336G5228G3588G1908G5209G2532G1377G5209 45"that you may be sons of your Father 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.G3704G1096G5207G5216G3962G3588G1722G3772G3754G393G846G2246G393G1909G4190G2532G18G2532G1026G1909G1342G2532G94 46"For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?G1063G1437G25G3588G25G5209G5101G3408G2192G4160G3780G2532G5057G846 47"And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?G2532G1437G782G5216G80G3440G5101G4160G4053G4160G3780G2532G5057G3779 48"Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.G2071G5210G3767G5046G5618G5216G3962G3588G1722G3772G2076G5046
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