1 W hen Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

2 H e opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

3 “ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

`Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

4 “ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

`Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.

5 “ Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

`Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land.

6 “ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.

7 “ Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

`Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.

8 “ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

`Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.

9 “ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

`Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.

10 “ Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

`Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

11 “ Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

`Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

12 R ejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Disciples and the World

rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

13 “ You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again ? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

14 “ You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

`Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

15 n or does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;

16 L et your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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

17 “ Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets -- I did not come to throw down, but to fulfill;

18 F or truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

19 W hoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

`Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands -- the least -- and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

20 “ For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Personal Relationships

`For I say to you, that if your righteousness may not abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye may not enter to the reign of the heavens.

21 “ You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘ You shall not commit murder ’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;

22 B ut I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘ You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

23 T herefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

`If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee,

24 l eave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go -- first be reconciled to thy brother, and then having come bring thy gift.

25 M ake friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,

26 T ruly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent.

verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

27 “ You have heard that it was said, ‘ You shall not commit adultery ’;

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;

28 b ut I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

29 I f your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

`But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

30 I f your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.

`And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

31 “ It was said, ‘ Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce ’;

`And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

32 b ut I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

33 “ Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘ You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

`Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

34 B ut I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

35 o r by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,

36 N or shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;

37 B ut let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil.

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

38 “ You have heard that it was said, ‘ An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

39 B ut I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

40 I f anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also.

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak.

41 W hoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

`And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,

42 G ive to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

43 “ You have heard that it was said, ‘ You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy;

44 B ut I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

45 s o that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.

46 F or if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

`For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

47 I f you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others ? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?

48 T herefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who in the heavens is perfect.