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15 rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

16 Ye are the salt of the earth: but, if the salt lose its savour, with what shall it be seasoned? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot by men.

17 Ye are the light of the world a city that is set on an hill, cannot be hid.

18 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it shineth to all that are in the house:

19 so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

20 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the proRom. iii. 31. phets; I am not come to de

stroy, but to fulfil them :

21 for, I tell you verily; Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all things be fulfilled.

22 Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven but whosoever shall do

them, and teach them, the same

shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven:

23 for I tell you, that unless your justification exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

24 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time," Thou "shalt not kill; and whoso

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ever shall kill, will be in danger of the judgment:" 25 but I tell you, That whosoever is angered against his brother, will be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, will be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, will be in danger of hell fire.

26 If, therefore, thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath any thing against thee;

27 leave thy gift there before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

28 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst thou art on the way with him; lest thy adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:

29 verily I tell thee, Thou wilt not come out from thence, until thou hast paid the last farthing.

c. xviii. 8.

Deut. xxiv. 1.

c. xix. 9.

Exod. xx. 7.

Lev. xix. 12.

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31 but I tell you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

32 And if thy right eye cause thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

33 And if thy right hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

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38 nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King:

39 neither shalt thou swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white, or black:

40 but, let your word Yea, be only yea; and your Nay, only nay: for whatsoever exceedeth these, is of the evil one.

41 Ye have heard that it hath been said, "An eye for an eye, Exod. xxi. 24.

" and a tooth for a tooth :"

42 but I say to you, Resist not evil: but, whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also; 43 and let him who would sue thee at law, and take thy coat, have thy cloak also:

44 and whosoever shall impress thee to go one mile, go with him two.

Lev. xxiv. 20. Deut. xix. 21.

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rain on the just and on the of the streets, that they may unjust. be seen by men: verily I tell you, They are far from their reward:

49 For, if ye love them only who love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

50 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles so?

51 Be ye therefore perfect; as your heavenly Father is perfect.

CHAPTER VI.

TAKE heed not to do your works for justification before men, that ye may be seen by them otherwise, ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 When, therefore, thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, in the synagogues and in the streets, as the hypocrites do, that they may be praised by men: verily I tell you, They are far from their reward:

3 but when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 that thine alms may be in secret and thy Father who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee.

5 And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and at the corners

6 but thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast locked thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

7 And when ye pray, use not long repetitions, as the hypocrites; for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking:

8 be not ye therefore like to them; for your Father know- v. 32. eth of what things ye have need, before ye ask him:

9 pray ye, therefore, after this manner : "Our Father, "who art in heaven, hallowed "be thy name!

10 "thy kingdom come: "thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven:

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Luke, xi. 34.

16 And when ye fast, put not on a sad countenance, as the hypocrites; for they alter their countenances, that they may appear fasting to men: verily I tell you, They are far from their reward:

17 but thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

18 that thou mayest not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father only, who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal:

21 for, where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also. 22 The light of thy body is thine eye: if therefore thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be light;

23 but, if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be dark. If, then, that which is in thee for light, be darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 No one can serve two masters for either he will hate the first, and love the second; or else he will hold to the first, and despise the

second: ye cannot serve both God and mammon.

25 Wherefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?

26 behold the birds of the air, they neither sow nor reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye much better than they?

27 Which of you, by anxious thought, can add one cubit to his stature?

28 And why are ye anxious for clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin :

29 and yet I tell you, That even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.

30 But, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, but to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much rather clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Be not anxious therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

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ye also have need of all these things:

33 but, seek ye first his justification, and his kingdom; and all these things will be added to you.

34 Be not anxious therefore for the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious for itself: sufficient for the day is its own evil.

CHAPTER VII.

JUDGE not, that ye may

not be judged:

2 for, with whatever judgment ye judge, ye will be judged and with whatever measure ye measure, it will be measured out to you.

3 And why regardest thou the mote that is in thy brother's but considerest not eye, the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or, how shalt thou say to thy brother, Let me take out the mote from thine eye; when, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye; and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother's eye.

6 Give not that which is holy to the dogs; neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

7 Ask, and it will be given c. v. 6. you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and it will be opened to you:

8 for, every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it will be opened.

9 Or, what man is there Luke, xi. 11. among you, who, if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?

10 or, if he ask a fish, will give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?

12 All things therefore that ye would men should do to you, Luke, vi. 31. do ye SO also to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter in through the strait gate: for, wide is the gate, and broad the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they who enter through it:

14 because, strait is the gate, and narrow the way, which leadeth to life, and few are they that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves:

16 ye will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

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