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Blessed are you, when they reproach you and persecute you, and speak against you every kind of bad word, falsely, for my sake,

Then be glad and rejoice, for your reward is increased in heaven; for in this very manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

For truly I tell you, Until heaven and earth pass away, not even one yoth * or a dash shall pass away from the law until all of it is fulfilled.

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

But I say to you, that whoever becomes angry with his brother for no reason, is guilty before the court: and whoever should say to his brother, Raca (which means, I spit on you) is guilty before the congregation; and whoever says to his brother, you are a nurse maid, is condemned to hell fire.

Try to get reconciled with your accuser promptly, while you are going on the road with him; for your accuser might surrender you to the judge, and the judge would commit you to the jailer, and you will be cast into prison.

If your right eye should cause you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your members, and not all your body fall into hell.

And if your right hand should cause you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your members, and not all your body fall into hell.

But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife, except for fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is separated but not divorced, commits adultery.

Nor by the earth, for it is a stool under his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of a great king.

But let your words be yes, yes, and no, no; for anything which adds to these is a deception.

You have heard that it is said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Whoever compels you to carry a burden for a mile, go with him two.

But I say to you, Love your enemies, and bless anyone who curses you, and do good to anyone who hates you, and pray for them who carry you away by force and persecute you,

For if you love only those who love you, what reward will you have? Do not even the publicans do the same thing?

And when you pray, do not repeat your words like the pagans, for they think that because of much talking they will be heard.

Therefore, do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need, before you ask him.

Give us bread for our needs from day to day.

And do not let us enter into temptation, but deliver us from error. Because thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

For if you forgive men their faults, your Father in heaven will also forgive you.