Matthew 5:29-48 ▼

29 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 {Gehenna}.

30 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 {Gehenna}.

31 It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce .’

32 But I tell you⁺ that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality {porneias}, brings adultery upon her (causes her to commit adultery). And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

33 Again, you⁺ have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord .’

34 But I tell you⁺ not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s {Theou} throne;

35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem (city of peace), for it is the city of the great King.

36 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

37 Simply let your⁺ ‘Yes be ‘Yes, and your ‘No, ‘No. Anything more comes from the evil one (from evil).

38 You⁺ have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth .’

39 But I tell you⁺ not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

40 if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

41 and if someone forces you to go one mile <4,855 ft / 1,480 m>, go with him two miles \go with him two./.

42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

43 You⁺ have heard that it was said, ‘Love {Agapēseis} your neighbor ’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

44 But I tell you⁺, love {agapate} your⁺ enemies [bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,] and pray for those who [spitefully accuse you and] persecute you⁺,

45 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.

46 If you⁺ love {agapēsēte} those who love {agapōntas} you⁺, what reward will you⁺ get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?

47 And if you⁺ greet only your⁺ brothers (and sisters), what are you⁺ doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles {ethnikoi} do the same?

48 Be perfect (complete), therefore, as your⁺ heavenly Father {Patēr} is perfect.