Matthew 5:38-48 ▼

38 Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

39 But, I say vnto you, that ye resist not euyll. But, whosoeuer geueth thee a blowe on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

40 And yf any man wyll sue thee at the lawe, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.

41 And whosoeuer wyll compell thee to go a myle, go with hym twayne.

42 Geue to hym that asketh thee: & from hym that woulde borowe of thee, turne not thou away.

43 Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie.

44 But I saye vnto you, loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for the which hurt you, and persecute you:

45 That ye may be the chyldren of your father, which is in heauen. For he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll, and on the good, and sendeth rayne on the iust, and on the vniust.

46 For yf ye loue them which loue you, what rewarde haue ye? Do not the publicans also euen the same?

47 And yf ye salute or greete your brethre only, what singuler thyng do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewyse?

48 Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte.