CHAPTER 5
Blessed are
those who
are persecuted
because of
righteousness,
for
theirs
is
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
Blessed
are you
when
people insult
you,
persecute you,
and
falsely
say
all kinds of
evil
against
you
because of
Me.
Rejoice
and
celebrate,
because
great is
your
reward
in
heaven;
for
in the same way
they persecuted
the
prophets
before
you.
You
are
the
salt
of the
earth.
But
if
the
salt
loses its savor,
how
can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good
for
anything,
except
to be thrown
out
and trampled
by
men.
Neither
do people light
a lamp
and
put
it
under
a basket.
Instead,
they set it on
a lampstand,
and
it gives light
to everyone
in
the
house.
In the same way,
let
your
light
shine
before
men,
that
they may see
your
good
deeds
and
glorify
your
Father
in
heaven.
Do not
think
that
I have come
to abolish
the
Law
or
the
Prophets;
I have not come
to abolish them,
but
to fulfill them.
For
I tell
you
truly,
until
heaven
and
earth
pass away,
not
a single
jot,
not
a
stroke of a pen,
will disappear
from
the
Law
until
everything
is accomplished.
So then,
whoever
breaks
one
of the
least
of these
commandments
and
teaches
others
to do likewise
will be called
least
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven,
but
whoever
practices
and
teaches them
will be called
great
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
For
I tell
you
that
unless
your
righteousness
exceeds
that of the
scribes
and
Pharisees,
you will never enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
You have heard
that
it was said
to the
ancients,
‘Do not murder,
and
anyone who
murders
will be
subject
to
judgment.’
But
I
tell
you
that
anyone
who
is angry with
his
brother
will be
subject
to
judgment.
Again,
anyone who
says
to
his
brother,
'Raca,'
will be
subject
to the
Sanhedrin.
But
anyone who
says,
'You fool!'
will be
subject
to
the
fire
of hell.
Therefore
if
you are offering
your
gift
at
the
altar
and there
remember
that
your
brother
has
something
against
you,
leave
your
gift
there
before
the
altar.
First
go and
be reconciled
to
your
brother;
then
come and
offer
your
gift.
Reconcile
quickly
with
your
adversary,
while
you are still
on
the
way to court.
Otherwise
he
may hand you over
to the
judge,
and
the
judge may hand you over
to the
officer,
and
you may be thrown
into
prison.
But
I
tell
you
that
anyone
who looks at
a woman
to
lust after
her
has already
committed adultery with
her
in
his
heart.
If
your
right
eye
causes you to sin,
gouge it out
and
throw it
away.
It is better
for you
to
lose
one
part of your body
than for
your
whole
body
to be thrown
into
hell.
And
if
your
right
hand
causes you to sin,
cut it off
and
throw it
away.
It is better
for you
to
lose
one
part of your body
than for
your
whole
body
to depart
into
hell.
But
I
tell
you
that
anyone
who divorces
his
wife,
except
for
sexual immorality,
brings
adultery
upon her.
And
whoever
marries
a divorced woman
commits adultery.
Again,
you have heard
that
it was said
to the
ancients,
‘Do not break your oath,
but
fulfill
your
vows
to the
Lord.’
But
I
tell
you
not
to resist
an
evil person.
If someone
slaps
you
on
your
right
cheek,
turn
to him
the
other
also;
that
you may be
sons
of
your
Father
in
heaven.
He causes
His
sun to rise
on
the evil
and
the good,
and
sends rain
on
the righteous
and
the unrighteous.
If
you love
those
who love
you,
what
reward
will you get?
Do not
even
tax collectors
do
the
same?
And
if
you greet
only
your
brothers,
what
are you doing
more than others?
Do not
even
Gentiles
do
the
same?