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Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

And He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

"Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

"Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

"Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

"For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished!

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

"Therefore, whoever nullifies one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

"For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

"You have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MURDER,' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to the court.'

Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

"But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

"Therefore, if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

"Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

"Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last quadrans.

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY';

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

"Now if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if thy right eye 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.

"And if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.

And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, 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.

"Now it was said, 'WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY IS TO GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE';

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

"Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.'

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

"But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

"Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

"But make sure your statement is, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil origin.

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

"You have heard that it was said, 'EYE FOR EYE, and TOOTH FOR TOOTH.'

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

"But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also.

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

"And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also.

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

"Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

"Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.'

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

"For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same?

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

"And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same?

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

"Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.