NASB
1 And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; F1 and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 And opening His mouth He began to teach them, saying,
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 "Blessed are the gentle, F2 for they shall inherit the earth. 6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10 "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me. 12 "Rejoice, and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing anymore, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill F3 cannot be hidden. 15 "Nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the peck-measure, but on the lampstand; and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. 18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the F4 smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished. 19 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches others, F5 shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps F6 and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 "For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 "You have heard that the F7 ancients were told, 'You shall not commit murder' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be liable F8 to the court.' 22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty F9 before the court; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be guilty before the F10 supreme court; and whoever shall say, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery F11 hell. 23 "If therefore you are presenting your offering F12 at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your offering F13 there before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. 25 "Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, in order that your opponent may not deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. 26 "Truly I say to you, you shall not come out of there, until you have paid up the last cent. F14
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery'; 28 but I say to you, that everyone who looks on a woman to lust for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 "And if your right eye makes you stumble, F15 tear it out, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts of your body perish, than F16 for your whole body to be thrown into hell. F17 30 "And if your right hand makes you stumble, F18 cut it off, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts of your body perish, than F19 for your whole body to go into hell. F20 31 "And it was said, 'Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce'; 32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 "Again, you have heard that the F21 ancients were told, 'You shall not MAKE F22 FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS F23 TO THE Lord.' 34 "But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by F24 Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 "Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; and anything beyond these is of F25 evil.
38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' 39 "But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 "And if anyone wants to sue you, and take your shirt, F26 let him have your coat F27 also. 41 "And whoever shall force you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 "Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' 44 "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you 45 in order that you may be F28 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. 46 "For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax-gatherers F29 do the same? 47 "And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Footnotes
F1Or, hill
F2Or, humble, meek
F3Or, mountain
F4Lit., one iota (yodh) or one projection of a letter (serif)
F5Lit., the men
F6Lit., does
F7Lit., it was said to the ancients
F8Or, guilty before
F9Or, liable to
F10Lit., the Sanhedrin
F11Lit., Gehenna of fire
F12Or, gift
F13Or, gift
F14Lit., quadrans (equaling two lepta or mites); i.e., 1/64 of a denarius
F15I.e., cause to sin
F16Lit., not your whole body
F17Gr., Gehenna
F18I.e., cause to sin
F19Lit., not your whole body
F20Gr., Gehenna
F21Lit., it was said to the ancients
F22Or, break your vows
F23Lit., oaths
F24Or, toward
F25Or, from the evil one
F26Or, tunic; i.e., garment worn next to the body
F27Or, cloak; i.e., outer garment
F28Or, show yourselves to be
F29I.e., Collectors of Roman taxes for profit
The Scripture quotations above are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE�, Copyright � 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
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