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to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments - demoniacs and lunatics and paralytics; and he cured them. And great multitudes followed him, from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

AND seeing the multitudes, he went up on a hill; and having sat down, his disciples came to him; and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

"Blessed! the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven.

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Blessed! the mourners; for they shall be comforted. "Blessed! the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. "Blessed! those who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be filled.

"Blessed! the merciful; for they shall be treated mercifully. "Blessed! the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

"Blessed! the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God. "Blessed! those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and falsely say every evil thing of you on my account: rejoice and exult; for your reward is great in the heavens; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

"Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt shall have become tasteless, with what will itself be salted? It is good for nothing, but to be thrown out and trodden upon by men.

"Ye are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. And men do not light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it giveth light to all who are in the house. In like manner let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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"Think not that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets: (iv. 25-v. 17.)

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I have come, not to abolish, but to fulfil. For I tell you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, not even the smallest letter nor the smallest part of a letter will pass away from the Law, until all things be fulfilled. Therefore whoever shall break one of these commandments, even the least, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, that unless your righteousness shall very greatly exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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"Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt do no murder; and whoever shall commit murder shall be in danger of the Judgment.' But I tell you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the Council; and whoever shall say, Moreh," shall be in danger of the Gehenna 1 of fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath anything against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine opponent quickly, while thou art with him on the road; lest perchance he deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the sheriff, and thou be put in prison. I assure thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast paid the last farthing.

"Ye have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery.' But I tell you, that whoever looketh on a woman with unlawful desire, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. If thy right eye is causing thee to offend, tear it out and cast it away from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members. should be lost, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. And if thy right hand is causing thee to offend, cut it off and cast it away (v. 18-30.)

from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should be lost, and not thy whole body go into hell. It was said also, 'Whoever shall send away his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I tell you, that every one who sendeth away his wife except on account of unfaithfulness, maketh her an adulteress; and whoever shall marry her after she is sent away, committeth adultery.

Again: ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths.' But I tell you, Swear not at all by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King; neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, Yes, yes; No, no; for whatever is more than these is of the Wicked One.

"Ye have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Resist not the evil-doer; but if one striketh a thee on the right cheek, turn to him also the other; and if any one be minded to go to law with thee and take away thy tunic, let him take thy mantle also; and if any one shall compel thee to go with him one mile, go with him two. Give to him that asketh thee; and from him that wisheth to borrow from thee, turn not away.

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"Ye have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy.' But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you; so that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he causeth his sun to rise upon the evil and upon the good, and sendeth rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous. For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? do not even the tax-collectors do this? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that is extraordinary? do not even the Gentiles' do this? Be ye therefore perfect," as your heavenly Father is perfect.h

"Take care not to do your good deeds in the presence of men for the sake of being seen by them; for if ye do so, ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. Therefore, when thou givest to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be held in honor by men: I tell you, they receive their full wages. But when thou makest gifts, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, that thy gifts may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will requite thee.

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"And when ye pray, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the public squares, in order to be seen by men: I tell you, they receive their full wages. But when thou prayest, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will requite thee. And in praying, be not repetitious, like the Gentiles; for they think that they will be listened to because of their many words. Do not make yourselves like them; for God your Father knoweth what ye need before ye ask him: therefore pray ye in this manner:

Our Father who art in heaven:

May thy name be revered;

May thy kingdom come;

May thy will be done,

As in heaven, so also on earth;

Give us to-day

Our bread for to-day;

And forgive us our debts,

As we also have forgiven our debtors;

And bring us not into temptation,

But deliver us from the Wicked One.

"For if ye forgive men their offenses, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you; but if ye do not forgive men their offenses, neither will your Father forgive your offenses.

"And when ye fast, be not like the gloomy-faced hypocrites; for they distort their faces, so that they may appear to men to be fasting; I tell you, they receive their full wages. But do thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head and wash thy face, so that thou mayest not appear to men to be fasting, but to thy Father, who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will requite thee.

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"Lay not up treasures for yourselves upon the earth, where moth and rust injure, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth injure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, there will be thy heart also.

"The lamp of the body is the eye. If then thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be enlightened; but if thine eye be defective, thy whole body will be dark. If then the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness! No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cleave to one and disregard the other: ye cannot serve God and Mammon.

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"Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life as to what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor for your body as to what ye shall put on is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing? Observe the birds of the air, that they neither sow nor reap nor gather into granaries, and yet your heavenly Father feedeth them: are not ye of much greater value than they? And which of you by thinking earnestly can add an arm's-length to his height? Why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothe the herbage of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much rather clothe you, ye of little faith? Therefore be not anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or,' What shall we drink?' or,' With what shall (vi. 15-31.)

Gr., deface, or, cause to disappear.

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Or, cubit: Gr., elbow, or, forearm.

b Ibid.