exceeding high, and shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 and said unto him, I will give all these to thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then Jesus said unto him, Go behind me, Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship JEHOVAH thy God, and shalt serve him alone. 11 Then the devil left him and behold, messengers came and waited upon him. :: 12 Afterwards, having heard that John had been delivered into prison, he retired into Galilee; 13 and, leaving Nazareth, came and dwelt at Capernaum on the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali: 14 in order that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying, 15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, 16 the people who sat in darkness, have seen a great light and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light hath risen upon them. 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 Then, as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who was called Stone, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers: 19 And he said unto them, Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 Then they left their nets at once, and followed him. 21 And he went on from that place, and saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, repairing their nets and he called them. 22 Then they at once left the ship and their father, and followed Him. 23 And he went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good tidings of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity among the people. 24 And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick of divers diseases, afflicted with pains, possessed of devils, lunatics, and paralytics and he healed them. 25 And very many people followed after him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond Jordan. V. Then, seeing the people, he went up into the mountain: and as soon as he sat down, his disciples came unto him. 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying: 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the land. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be fed therewith. 7 Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain 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 are persecuted for righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 11 Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you and persecute you, and say every bad word against you, falsely, because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before your time. 13 You are the salt of the earth: but if salt be spoiled, how shall it be salted? it is then good for nothing, but to be thrown away and trodden under foot of man. 14 You are the light of the world. A city that lies on the top of a hill, cannot be hidden : 15 nor do they light a candle and put it under the tub, but on the candlestick, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 So let your light shine before men whereby they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 17 Think not that I came to destroy the Law, or the Prophets : I came, not to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For indeed, I tell you, Until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall pass away from the Law, until all be accomplished. 19 Therefore, whoever shall break one of these commandments, one of the least, and shall so teach mankind, he will be of no account in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do these commandments and teach them, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you, that unless your righteousness shall exceed beyond the Clerks and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, Thou shalt not kill: and, Whoever shall kill, he shall be answerable to the judgment: 22 But I tell you, that every one who is angry with his brother, shall be answerable to the judgment and whoever shall say to his brother, Raka, shall be answerable to the council: and whoever shall say, Fool, shall be answerable at the Valley of Fire. 23 Therefore, if thou shalt ever bring thy gift to the altar, and shalt there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee, 24 leave thy gift there before the altar, and go, first make peace with thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25 Come to a good understanding with thine adversary, quickly, whilst thou art yet on thy way with him: lest ever thine adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou wilt be cast into prison. 26 I tell thee, Thou wilt never indeed come out of that place, until thou hast paid the last farthing. 27 You have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not be guilty of adultery: 28 But I tell you, that every one who looks upon a wife to desire her, hath already been guilty of adultery with her, in his heart. 29 Moreover, if thy right eye makes thee to stumble, pluck it out and fling it from thee: for it is good for thee that one of thy limbs should be lost, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right arm makes thee to stumble, chop it off, and fling it from thee: for it is good for thee that one of thy limbs should be lost, and not thy whole body go to hell. 31 Moreover, it was said, Whoever will divorce his wife, let him give her a bill of separation : 32 But I tell you, that whoever shall divorce his wife, except on account of harlotry, causes her to be guilty of adultery: and whoever shall take to wife one that has been divorced, is guilty of adultery. 33 Again, you have heard that it was said unto your ancestors, Thou shalt not forswear, but shalt pay thy vows unto JEHOVAH : 34 But I tell you, to swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God: 35 nor by earth, for it is the footstool at his feet: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 Nor swear by thine head, for thou canst not make one hair white, nor black. 37 But let your speech be Yea, yea: nay, nay: any thing beyond these words comes of the wicked one. 38 You have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. 39 But I tell you, not to withstand the wrongdoer; but whoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn unto him the other also: 40 and him that would go to law with thee and take thy coat, give up to him thy mantle also: 41 And whoever will make thee go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him that asks of thee; and turn not away from him that would borrow from thee. 43 You have heard that it was said, Thou shalt be kind to thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: 44 But I tell you, Be kind to your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you: 45 whereby you may become sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he makes his Sun to rise upon the wicked and the good, and rains upon the righteous and unrighteous. 46 For if you are kind to them that are kind to you, what reward have you earned? do not even the publicans so? 47 And if you salute your brethren only, what good have you done? do not even the Gentiles do that? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven, is perfect. VI. But take heed not to act your righteousness before men, in order to be seen of them: else you will have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou shalt do alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, whereby they may be glorified of men. I tell you, they indeed earn their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth : 4 whereby thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, will himself repay thee. 5 And when thou shalt pray, be not like the hypocrites : for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, whereby they may shew themselves unto men. I tell you, they indeed earn their reward. 6 But thou, when thou shalt pray, go into thy closet, and shut thy door, and pray to thy Father who is in secret and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee openly. 7 But do not, when you pray, make vain repetitions, like the Gentiles for they think that they will be heard for their multitude of words. 8 Do not you imitate them: for your Father knows what you want, before you have asked him. Do you therefore pray thus: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: 10 thy kingdom come: thy will be done on earth, even as it is in heaven. 11 Give to us this day our necessary bread : 12 and forgive to us our debts, as we also forgive to our debtors. 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one. 14 For if you will forgive their failings unto men, then will your heavenly Father also forgive unto you. 15 But if you will not forgive unto men, then neither will your Father forgive your failings. I 16 And when you shall fast, do not make yourselves of a sad countenance, like the hypocrites: for they disfigure their faces, that they may shew themselves fasting unto men. tell you, they indeed earn their reward. 17 But do thou, when fasting, anoint thine head, and wash thy face: 18 whereby thou mayest not shew thyself unto men to be fasting, but unto thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee. 19 Do not lay up treasure for yourselves on earth, where moth and worm destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal: 20 but lay up treasure for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor worm destroys, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be. 22 The eye is the light of the body: therefore if thine eye be pure, thy whole body will be enlightened; 23 but if thine eye be evil, thy whole body will be in darkness: then, if the light that is in thee be darkness, how great must that darkness be. 24 No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or, he will cling to one, and neglect the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon. 25 Therefore I tell you, Do not think so much for your soul, what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink; nor for your body, how ye shall clothe it is not your soul worth more than your food? or your body than your clothing? 26 Look at the fowls of the air; for they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them; are not you worth more than they? 27 Besides, which of you can think out how to add one cubit to his stature ? 28 And why do you think so much about raiment? observe the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin: 29 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory did not array himself like one of these. 30 Now if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which is standing today, and will be thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more clothe you, men of little faith? 31 Therefore do not think so much, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or how shall we be clothed? 32 for all these things are what the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knows that you want all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness: and then all these things will be |