Matthew 5:1-24 ▼

1 And having seen the crowds, He went up onto the mountain. And on His having sat down, His disciples came to Him.

2 And having opened His mouth, He was teaching them, saying:

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

4 Blessed are those mourning, because they will be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, because they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful, because they will receive mercy.

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

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

10 Blessed are those having been persecuted on account of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

11 Blessed are you? when they may reproach you? and may persecute you and may say all evil against you?, lying, on account of Me.

12 Rejoice and exult, because your? reward is great in the heavens; for thus they persecuted the prophets before you?.

13 You? are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should become tasteless, with what will it be salted? For nothing is it potent any longer except, having been cast out, to be trampled upon by men.

14 You? are the light of the world. A city lying on a hill is not able to be hidden.

15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the basket, but upon the lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.

16 Thus let your? light shine before men, so that they may see your? good works and may glorify your? Father who is in the heavens.

17 Do not suppose that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

18 For truly I say to you?, until the heaven and the earth should pass away, not even one iota, or one stroke of a letter, shall pass away from the Law, until everything should come to pass.

19 Whoever then may break one of the least of these commandments and may teach men thus, he will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever may do and may teach them, this one will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

20 For I say to you? that unless your? righteousness should abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you? shall certainly not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

21 You? heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘You shall not murder,’ and, ‘Whoever may murder will be liable to the judgment.’

22 But I say to you? that everyone being angry with his brother will be liable to the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be liable to the Sanhedrin. But whoever may say, ‘Fool!’ will be liable to the Gehenna of fire.

23 Therefore, if you may offer your gift at the altar, and there may remember that your brother has something against you,

24 leave your gift there before the altar and first go, be reconciled to your brother, and then, having come, offer your gift.