moniacs, lunatics, and paralytics; and he cured them. And great multitudes followed him from 25 Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa, and from the country beyond the Jordan.

AND seeing the multitudes, he went up the 5 mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him. And he taught them thus:- 2 Blessed are they who feel their spiritual wants, 3 for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed are the mourners, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the mild, for they will inherit the 5 land.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for 6 righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Blessed are the compassionate, for they will 7 receive compassion.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will 8 see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will 9 be sons of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for 10 righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Chapters v. vii. Compare Luke vi. 12, 17–49.

11

Blessed will you be when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all evil 12 against you, falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and exult; for your reward in heaven will be great. For thus were the teachers from God before you persecuted.

13

You are the salt of the earth.

But should

the salt lose its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but is thrown away, and trodden under men's feet. 14 You are the light of the world. 15 standing on a hill cannot be hidden.

A city

Nor is

a lamp lighted to be put under the measure, but on its stand, that it may give light to all 16 who are in the house. So let your light shine before men; that they may see your good deeds, and glorify your Father in heaven.

17

THINK not that I have come to annul the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to 18 annul, but to perfect. I tell you in truth, Not till heaven and earth pass away, shall the smallest letter or stroke pass away from the Law; no, not till all things are ended.

19

Whoever, then, shall break one of the least

of these commandments, and shall teach men to do so, will be least in the kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them, will be great in the kingdom of Heaven. For I tell 20 you, Unless your righteousness exceed that of the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of Heaven.

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You have heard that it was said to them of 21 old, Thou shalt not commit murder; and, Whoever commits murder, shall be punishable by the Judges. But I say to you, Whoever is angry 2 with his brother without cause, shall be punishable by the Judges; and whoever shall call his brother a fool, shall be punishable by the Sanhedrim; and whoever shall call him a reprobate, shall be punishable by the fire of hell.

Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, 23 and there remember that your brother has a charge against you, leave there your gift before 24 the altar, and go away; first reconcile your brother to you, and then come and offer your gift. Show your good-will to him who has 25 this charge against you, quickly, while you are

* Exodus xx. 13; Leviticus xxiv. 17.

with him in the way; lest he bring you before the judge, and the judge deliver you to the 26 officer, and you be cast into prison. I tell you in truth, You will not come out thence, till you have paid the last mite.

27

You have heard that it was said, Thou shalt 28 not commit adultery." But I say to you, Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29

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If, then, your right eye be leading you into sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you that a part of your body should

perish, than that the whole should be cast into 30 hell. And if your right hand be leading you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you that one of your limbs should perish, than that your whole body should be cast into hell.

31 Ir has been said, Let him who would put away his wife give her a writing of divorce82 ment.t But I say to you, Whoever puts away his wife except for adultery, causes her to

* Exodus xx. 14.

† Deuteronomy xxiv. 1.

commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who has been separated from her husband, commits adultery.

AGAIN, you have heard that it was said to 83 them of old, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths to the LORD. But I 34 say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for 35 it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: neither shall you 36 swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your manner of 37 speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; for what is more than these has its source in what is evil.

86

You have heard that it was said, An eye 38 for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I 39 say to you, Resist not evil-doers; but should any one strike you on the right cheek, even turn to him the other; and is any one dis- 40 posed to bring you before a judge to get your tunic, let him have your cloak also; and should 41

See Exodus xx. 7; Leviticus xix. 12; Numbers xxx. 2; Deuteronomy xxiii. 21.

Exodus xxi. 24; Leviticus xxiv. 20; Deuteronomy xix. 21.