Matthew 5
1 But, seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, —and, when he had taken a seat, his disciples came unto him;
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying: —
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;
Blessed are the poor in spirit: (pneuma) for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted:
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Happy, the meek; for, they, shall inherit the earth:
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:
Blessed are all of you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil (rhema) against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they 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.
13 Ye, are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? it is good, for nothing, any more, save, being cast out, to be trampled on by men.
All of you 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.
14 Ye, are the light of the world: it is impossible for a city to be hid, on the top of a mountain, lying.
All of you are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither light they a lamp, and place it under the measure; but upon the lampstand, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
16 In like manner, let your light shine before men, —that they may see your good works, —and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17 Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets, —I came not to pull down, but to fulfil.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
18 For, verily, I say unto you, until the heaven and the earth shall pass away, one least letter, or one point, may in nowise pass away from the law, till all be 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.
19 Whosoever, therefore, shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and teach men so, shall be called, least, in the kingdom of the heavens; but, whosoever shall do and teach, the same, shall be called, great, in the kingdom of the heavens.
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.
20 For I say unto you, that, unless your righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, in nowise, may ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, all of you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard, that it was said, to them of olden time, —Thou shalt not commit murder, and, whosoever shall commit murder, shall be, liable, to judgment.
All of you have heard that it was said of them of old time, You shall not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment, —and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
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, You fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. (Geenna g1067)
23 If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught against thee,
Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has ought against you;
24 leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw, —first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.
Leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
25 Be making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way, —lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and, into prison, thou be cast.
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
26 Verily, I say unto thee, In nowise, mayest thou come out from thence, until thou pay the last halfpenny.
Verily I say unto you, You shall by no means come out thence, till you have paid the uttermost farthing.
27 Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
All of you have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall not commit adultery:
28 But, I, say unto you, that, Every one who looketh on a woman so as to covet her, already, hath committed adultery with her, in his heart.
But I say unto you, That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 And, if, thy right eye, is causing thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee, —for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, be cast into gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
And if your right eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell. (Geenna g1067)
30 And, if, thy right hand, is causing thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee, —for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, into gehenna, depart. (Geenna g1067)
And if your right hand offend you, cut it off, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell. (Geenna g1067)
31 It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;
It has been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But, I, say unto you, that, Everyone who divorceth his wife—saving for unfaithfulness, causeth her to be made an adulteress, —[and, whosoever shall marry a divorced woman, committeth adultery].
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause (logos) of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it was said, to them of olden time, Thou shalt not swear falsely, —but shalt render unto the Lord, thine oaths.
Again, all of you have heard that it has been said by them of old time, You shall not renounce swearing yourself, but shall perform unto the Lord your oaths:
34 But, I, tell you—not to swear, at all: Neither by heaven, because it is the, throne of God, —
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth, because it is his, footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because, 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.
36 Nor, by thine own head, mayest thou swear, because thou art not able to make, one hair, white or black.
Neither shall you swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your word be, Yea, yea, —Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.
But let your communication (logos) be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these comes of evil.
38 Ye have heard, that it was said, —Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.
All of you have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But, I, tell you, not to resist evil, —Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also;
But I say unto you, That all of you resist not evil: but whosoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And, him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take, thy tunic, let him have, thy mantle also.
And if any man will sue you at the law, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
41 And, whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two:
And whosoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.
42 To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not you away.
43 Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
All of you have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbour, and hate your enemy.
44 But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting 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;
45 That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.
That all of you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing?
For if all of you love them which love you, what reward have all of you? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing?
And if all of you salute your brethren only, what do all of you more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Ye, therefore, shall become, perfect: as, your heavenly Father, is perfect.
Be all of you therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
