Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. 11 Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you falsely for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in the heavens; for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

13 You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt shall have become tasteless, by what means shall it be salted? It is then good for nothing but, after being cast out, to be trod upon by men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city that lies upon a mountain can not be hid: 15 neither do men light a lamp and put it under the measure, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all that are in the house. 16 So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

17 Think not that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets: I have not come to destroy, but to fulfill. 18 For verily I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one yod or one point shall in no way pass from the law, till all be accomplished.

19 Whoever therefore shall make void one of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens. 20 For I say to you,, that un

more abundant than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

21 You have heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill shall be liable to the judgment. 22 But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be liable to the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be liable to the Sanhedrim; but whoever shall say: Thou fool, shall be liable to be cast into hell-fire. 23 If therefore thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother has anything against thee, 24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25 Agree with thy opponent-at-law quickly, while thou art on the road with him, lest perhaps the opponent-at-law deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily I say to thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou shalt have paid the last farthing.

27 You have heard that it was said: Thou shalt not commit adultery. 28 But I say to you, That every one that looks on a woman to cherish desire, has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 But if thy right eye ensnares thee, pull it out, and throw it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not that thy whole body be thrown into hell. 30 And if thy right hand ensnares thee, cut it off, and throw it from thee; for it is,

profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not that thy whole body go away into hell. 31 And it has been said: Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce. 32 But I say to you, that whoever shalt put away his wife, unless on account of lewdness, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever shall marry her that is put away commits adultery.

33 Again: you have heard that it

45 that you may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends his rain on the just and the unjust. 46 For if you love them that love you, what reward have you? Do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? Do not even the heathen the same? 48 Be you therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

shalt not swear falsely, but shalt pay to the Lord thy oaths. 34 But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; 35 nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: 36 neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your word be yes, yes; no, no; and that which is more than these is of the evil one.

38 You have heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. 39 But I say to you, that you resist not the injurious; but whoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And to him that will go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, give up thy mantle also. 41 And whoever will impress thee to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him that asks of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not away.

43 You have heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy. 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens. 2 When therefore thou wouldst do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. Verily I say to you: They have their reward in full. 3 But when thou doest a charitable deed, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does; 4 that thy charitable deed may be in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee.

5 And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily I say to you: They have their reward in full. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, go into thy closet; and having closed thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee. 7 But when you pray, use not vain repetitions as the heathens; for they think that they shall be heard for their much

speaking. 8 Be not therefore like them; for your Father knows what things you have need of before you ask him. 9 In this way therefore pray you:

darkness. If then the light that is in thee is darkness, how great that darkness.

one.

16 And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, They have their reward in full. 17 But do thou, when fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face, 18 that thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. 21 For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also. 22 The lamp of the body is the eye. If thy eye be simple thy whole body shall be full of light; 23 but if thy eye be evil thy whole body shall be full of

are you not much better than they? 27 But which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his age? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow they toil not, nor do they spin. 29 But I say to you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed as one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the herb of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Then, be not anxious, saying: What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or with what shall we be clothed? 32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these. 33 But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these shall be given you in addition. 34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow; for the morrow shall be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own evil.

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1 Judge not that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged, and with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you. 3 And why beholdest thou the splinter that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thy own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me pull the splinter out of thy eye, and behold, the beam is in thy own eye. 5 Hypocrite, pull first the beam out of thy own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to pull the splinter out of thy brother's eye.

6 Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither throw your pearls before swine, less they trample them with their feet, and turn and tear you. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. 8 For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, of whom should his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 or if he should also ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If then you being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good gifts to those who ask him? 12 All things therefore whatever you would that men should do to you, even so do you to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter in through the strait gate; for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction; and many are they that go in through it; 14 for strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leads to

life, and few are they that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravenous wolves. 16 By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17 So every good tree produces goodly fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can not produce evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree produce goodly fruit. 19 Every tree that does not produce goodly fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore, by their fruits you shall know them.

21 Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? 23 And then will I confess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

24 Every one therefore that hears these words of mine and does them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not; for it was founded on the rock. 26 And every one that hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was its fall.

28 And it came to pass when