1 Seeing the crowds,och. 15:29 he went up on the mountain, and when hepLuke 4:20 sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 AndqPs. 78:2 he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3 rFor ver. 3-12, [Luke 6:20-23] “Blessed ares[Isa. 61:1; 66:2] the poor in spirit, foru[Luke 12:32] theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed arevIsa. 61:2, 3; John 16:20; 2 Cor. 1:7; 7:10; Rev. 21:4; [James 4:9, 10] those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are thewPs. 37:11 meek, for theywPs. 37:11 shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger andxPs. 42:2; Isa. 55:1, 2; John 7:37 thirsty2 Tim. 2:22; [ch. 6:33] for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 Blessed arezch. 18:33; 25:34-36; Prov. 19:17; Luke 6:36; 2 Tim. 1:16; Heb. 6:10 the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8 Blessed areaPs. 24:4; 2 Tim. 2:22; [1 Pet. 1:22] the pure in heart, forbHeb. 12:14; 1 John 3:2, 3; Rev. 22:4; [1 Cor. 13:12] they shall see God.
9 Blessed arecJames 3:18 the peacemakers, ford1 John 3:1 they shall be calledeRom. 8:14 sons of God.
10 f2 Tim. 2:12; James 5:11; 1 Pet. 3:14 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, foru[See ver. 3 above] theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 gHeb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14 Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falselyhJohn 15:21 on my account. 12 iActs 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, forjSee ch. 21:35 so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 You are the salt of the earth,kMark 9:50; Luke 14:34 but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
14 lEph. 5:8; Phil. 2:15; [John 8:12] You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 mMark 4:21; Luke 8:16; 11:33 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, sonPhilem. 6; 1 Pet. 2:12 that they may see your good works andoJohn 15:8; 2 Cor. 9:13; Phil. 1:11; [ch. 9:8] give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
17 pRom. 3:31 Do not think that I have come to abolishqch. 7:12 the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them butr[Rom. 10:4; 13:8; Gal. 3:24] to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you,sLuke 16:17; [ch. 24:35] until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 t[1 Cor. 3:12-15] Therefore whoever relaxesu[Gal. 3:10; James 2:10] one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called leastvch. 11:11; 18:1-4 in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called greatvch. 11:11; 18:1-4 in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceedsw[Rom. 10:3; Phil. 3:9] that of the scribes and Pharisees, youxJohn 3:5 will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 yver. 33; [ver. 27, 31, 38, 43] You have heard that it was said to those of old,zCited from Ex. 20:13; Deut. 5:17; [ch. 19:18; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; Rom. 13:9; James 2:11] ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liablea[Deut. 16:18] to judgment. ’ 22 But I say to you thatb1 John 3:15 everyone who is angry with his brother will be liablea[See ver. 21 above] to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool! ’ will be liable tocch. 18:9; Mark 9:43; James 3:6; [ver. 29] the hell of fire. 23 d[ch. 6:15; Mark 11:25] So ifech. 8:4; 23:18 you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 fLuke 12:58, 59 Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26 Truly, I say to you,g[ch. 18:34, 35] you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
27 hSee ver. 21 You have heard that it was said,iCited from Ex. 20:14; Deut. 5:18 ‘You shall not commit adultery. ’ 28 But I say to you thatjJob 31:1; Prov. 6:25; [2 Sam. 11:2] everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 kch. 18:8, 9; Mark 9:43-48 If your right eyel[ch. 13:41; Luke 17:1] causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown intomch. 10:28; 23:15, 33; Luke 12:5; [ver. 22] hell. 30 k[See ver. 29 above] And if your right handl[See ver. 29 above] causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go intom[See ver. 29 above] hell.
31 h[See ver. 27 above] It was also said,nch. 19:7; Jer. 3:1; Cited from Deut. 24:1 ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. ’ 32 och. 19:9; Mark 10:11, 12; Luke 16:18; [1 Cor. 7:10, 11] But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery. AndpRom. 7:3 whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 Againh[See ver. 27 above] you have heard that it was said to those of old,qLev. 19:12; 1 Tim. 1:10 ‘You shall not swear falsely, butrNum. 30:2; Deut. 23:21; Eccles. 5:4 shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn. ’ 34 But I say to you,sJames 5:12 Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, fortch. 23:22; Isa. 66:1; Acts 7:49; See Rev. 4:2 it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it isuPs. 48:2 the city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes ’ or ‘No ’;v[Prov. 10:19] anything more than this comes from evil.1Or the evil one
38 h[See ver. 27 above] You have heard that it was said,yCited from Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21 ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ’ 39 But I say to you,z1 Pet. 2:23 Do not resist the one who is evil. ButaFor ver. 39-42, see Luke 6:29, 30; [Rom. 12:17] if anyonebch. 26:67; Isa. 50:6; Lam. 3:30 slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 Andz[See ver. 39 above] if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41 And if anyonecch. 27:32 forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 dPs. 37:21; Prov. 21:26 Give to the one who begs from you, andeDeut. 15:8; Ps. 37:26; 112:5; Luke 6:34, 35 do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
43 fSee ver. 21 You have heard that it was said,gCited from Lev. 19:18; See ch. 19:19 ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. ’ 44 But I say to you,iLuke 6:27, 28; Rom. 12:20; [Ex. 23:4; Job 31:29, 30; Ps. 7:4] Love your enemies andjLuke 23:34; Acts 7:60; 2 Tim. 4:16; 1 Pet. 3:9 pray for those who persecute you, 45 kLuke 6:35; [Eph. 5:1; Phil. 2:15] so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, andlActs 14:17 sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 mLuke 6:32 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not evennch. 6:7, 32 the Gentiles do the same? 48 o[Luke 6:36] You therefore must bepch. 19:21; 1 Cor. 2:6 (Gk.); Phil. 3:15 (Gk.); Col. 1:28; 4:12 (Gk.); James 1:4; 3:2; See Gen. 17:1 perfect,q[Lev. 19:2; 1 Pet. 1:15] as your heavenly Father is perfect.