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21 followed him. And proceeding thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; 22 and he called them. And they left the ship immediately, and their father, and followed him.

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And he went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity among the 24 people. And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all who were sick, seized with different diseases and pains, and demoniacs, and those lunatic, and 25 those paralytic; and he healed them. And great multitudes followed him, from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea, and from beyond the Jordan. CH. V. AND when he saw the multitudes, he went up to the mountain; and after he sat down his disciples came to 2 him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of 4 heaven. Blessed the meek; for they will inherit the earth. 5 Blessed they that mourn; for they will be comforted. 6 Blessed they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; 7 for they will be satisfied. Blessed the merciful; for they 8 will find mercy. Blessed the pure in heart; for they will 9 see God. Blessed the peacemakers; for they will be called 10 sons of God. Blessed they who have been persecuted for

righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when they shall reproach you and persecute

and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing farther than to be cast out and trodden down by 14 men. Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a 15 mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp

and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it 16 shines upon all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works

and glorify your father who is in heaven. Think not that 17 I came to destroy the law or the prophets; I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, till the 18 heaven and the earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all take place. Whosoever there- 19 fore shall break one of these commandments, even the least, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness shall 20 exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye heard that it was said to the 21 men of old, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill, will be liable to the judgment. But I say unto you, that every 22 one who is angry with his brother, will be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Simpleton, will be liable to the council; and whosoever shall say, Fool, will be liable to hell fire. Therefore if thou bring 23 thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother has somewhat against thee, leave there thy gift before 24 the altar, and go, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Be well disposed toward 25 thine adversary quickly, whilst thou art with him in the way; lest the adversary deliver thee up to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out thence 26 till thou hast paid the last farthing. Ye heard that it 27 was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say unto 28 you, that whosoever looks at a woman to lust after her, has committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if 29 thy right eye causes thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is profitable to thee that one of thy members perish, and not that thy whole body be cast into hell. And if thy right hand causes thee to offend, cut it 30 off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable to thee that one of thy members perish, and not that thy whole body go away into hell. And it was said, Whosoever shall put 31 away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce. But I say 32

unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife except for fornication, causes her to be the occasion of adultery; and whosoever shall marry her when put away, commits 33 adultery. Again, ye heard that it was said to the men of

old, Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform unto the 34 Lord thine oaths. But I say unto thee, swear not at all; 35 neither by the heaven, for it is God's throne; neither by

the earth, for it is his footstool; neither in relation to 36 Jerusalem, for it is a city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one 37 hair white or black. But let your speech be, yea, yea;

nay, nay; and what exceeds these is from the evil one. 38 Ye heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth 39 for a tooth. But I say unto you, that ye resist not

the evil man; but whosoever smites thee on the right 40 cheek turn to him the other also. And to him who

desires to contend with thee and take thy coat, leave him 41 the cloak also; and whosoever shall press thee one mile, 42 go with him two. To him that asks thee, give; and from him that desires to borrow of thee, turn not away. 43 Ye heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and 44 hate thine enemy. But I But I say unto you, love your enemies 45 and pray for them who persecute you; that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun to rise on evil and good, and sends 46 rain on righteous and unrighteous. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the 47 publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that exceeds? Do not even the Gentiles the 48 same? Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

CH. VI.

BUT take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with 2 your father who is in heaven. When therefore thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men; verily I say unto you, they have their full 3 reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand

know what thy right hand does, that thine alms may 4 be in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee. And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the 5 hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may appear unto men. Verily I say unto you, they have their full reward. But do thou when thou prayest enter 6 into thy chamber, and when thou hast shut thy door pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee. And as ye pray, 7 babble not like the Gentiles; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not then like unto 8 them for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray 9 ye. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in 10 heaven, also on earth. Give us this day our daily 11 bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have 12 forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, 13 but deliver us from the evil one. For if ye forgive 14 men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men, neither will your 15 Father forgive your trespasses. And when ye fast, be not 16 as the hypocrites of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast; verily I say unto you, they have their full reward. But do thou, 17 when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face; that thou mayest not appear unto men to fast but to thy 18 Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee. Treasure not up for yourselves 19 treasures on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal. But treasure 20 up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where thy treasure is, there will 21 thine heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye if 22 thine eye be sound, thy whole body will be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body will be full of 23

darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be dark24 ness, how great the darkness! No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other; ye 25 cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment ? 26 Look at the birds of the air, that they sow not, neither reap

nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds 27 them; are ye not much better than they? And which of you by anxious thought can add to his lifetime one cubit? 28 And about raiment why are ye anxious? Consider the

lilies of the field how they grow; they labour not, neither 29 do they spin: but I say unto you, that even Solomon in 30 all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. And if

God so clothe the grass of the field which is to-day, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more clothe 31 you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying,

what shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall we 32 put on? For after all these do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these. 33 But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these 34 shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof.

CH. VII.

JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. For with what 2 judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what 3 measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast the mote out of thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine own eye? 5 Hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast the mote out of thy 6 brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample 7 them with their feet and turn and rend you. Ask and it

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