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Matthew 5

1AndseeingG3708themultitudesG3793,hewentG305upintothemountainὄρος,orosG3735:andwhenhehadsatG2523downκαθίσαντοςkathisantosG2523,hisdisciplesG3101cameG4334untohim:

2andheopenedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455hismouthστόμαstomaG4750andtaughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321them,sayingλέγων·¶legōnG3004,

3BlessedareG1510thepoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434inspiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151:fortheirsisG1510thekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

4Blessedaretheythatmournπενθοῦντες,penthountesG3996:fortheyshall becomfortedπαρακληθήσονται.¶paraklēthēsontaiG3870.

5Blessedarethemeek:fortheyshallinheritκληρονομήσουσινklēronomēsousinG2816theearthγῆν.¶gēnG1093.

6BlessedaretheythathungerπεινῶντεςpeinōntesG3983andthirstδιψῶντεςdipsōntesG1372afterrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343:fortheyshallbefilledχορτασθήσονται.¶chortasthēsontaiG5526.

7Blessedarethemercifulἐλεήμονες,eleēmonesG1655:fortheyshall obtainmercyἐλεηθήσονται.¶eleēthēsontaiG1653.

8BlessedarethepureκαθαροὶkatharoiG2513inheartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588:fortheyshallseeG3708GodθεὸνtheonG2316.

9Blessedarethepeacemakers:fortheyshallbecalledκληθήσονται.¶klēthēsontaiG2564sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

10BlessedareG1510theythathavebeenG1510persecutedG1377forrighteousness’sakeG1752:fortheirsisG1510thekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

11BlessedareG1510yewhenὅτανhotanG3752menshallreproachyou,andpersecuteδιώξωσινdiōxōsinG1377you,andsayG3004allmannerofevilπονηρὸνponēronG4190againstyoufalsely,formysakeG1752.

12RejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463,andbeexceedinggladG5463:forgreatπολὺςpolusG4183isyourrewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408inheavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772:forsopersecutedG1377theytheprophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396thatwerebeforeyou.

13YeareG1510thesaltἅλαςhalasG217oftheearthγῆς·gēsG1093:butifthesaltἅλαςhalasG217havelostitssavor, wherewithshallitbeG1510saltedἁλισθήσεται;halisthēsetaiG233?itisG1510thenceforthgoodfornothing,buttobeG1510castβληθὲνblēthenG906outandtroddenunderfootofmenG444.

14YeareG1510thelightφῶςphōsG5457oftheworldκόσμου·kosmouG2889.AcityπόλιςpolisG4172setG2749onahillὄρουςorousG3735cannotbeG1510hidG2928.

15NeitherdomenlightalampλύχνονluchnonG3088,andputτιθέασινtitheasinG5087itunderthebushel,butonthestand;anditshineth untoallthatareinthehouseοἰκίᾳ.oikiaG3614.

16EvenG2532soletyourlightφῶςphōsG5457shineλαμψάτωlampsatōG2989beforemenG444;thattheymayseeG3708yourgoodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041,andglorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392yourFatherπατέραpateraG3962whoisinheavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

17ThinkνομίσητεnomisēteG3543notthatIcameἦλθονēlthonG2064todestroyG2647thelawνόμονnomonG3551ortheprophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396:IcameἦλθονēlthonG2064nottodestroyG2647,buttofulfil.

18ForverilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou, TillheavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andearthγῆ,gēG1093passπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928,oneἓνhenG1520jotoroneμίαmiaG1520tittleshallinnowisepassG3928awayG3928fromthelawνόμουnomouG3551, tillallthingsG3956beaccomplished.

19WhosoeverthereforeG3767shallbreakλύσῃlusēG3089oneμίανmianG1520oftheseleastἐλαχίστωνelachistōnG1646commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785,andshallteachδιδάξῃdidaxēG1321menG444so,shallbecalledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772:butwhosoevershalldoandteachδιδάξῃ,didaxēG1321them,heshallbecalledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564greatμέγαςmegasG3173inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

20ForIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatexceptyourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343shallexceedtherighteousnessG1343ofthescribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330, yeshallinnowiseenterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

21YehaveheardG191thatitwasἔσταιestaiG1510saidtothemofoldG744time, Thou shaltnotkill;andwhosoevershallkillshallbeG1510indangerofthejudgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920:

22butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thateveryoneG3739whoisἔσταιestaiG1510angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3710withhisbrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510indangerofthejudgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920;andwhosoever shallsayG3004tohisbrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, Raca, shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510indangerofthecouncilG4892;andwhosoever shallsayG3004, Thoufool, shallbeG1510indangerofthehellγέεννανgeennanG1067offireπυρός.¶purosG4442.

23IfthereforeοὖνounG3767thou artofferingthygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435atthealtarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379,andthererememberestthatthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80hath aughtagainstthee,

24leaveἄφεςaphesG863therethygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435beforethealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379,andgoὕπαγε,hupageG5217thyway,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413bereconciledtothybrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80,andthencomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andofferπρόσφερεprosphereG4374thygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435.

25AgreewiththineadversaryG476quicklyG5035,whilethou artwithhiminthewayὁδῷ,hodōG3598; lest haplytheadversaryG476deliverπαραδῷparadōG3860theetothejudgeκριτῇ,kritēaG2923,andthejudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923deliverG3860theetotheofficerG5257,andthoubeG1510castβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906intoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

26VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee, Thou shaltbynomeanscomeἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831outthence, till thouhavepaidἀποδῷςapodōsG591thelastἔσχατονeschatonG2078farthing.

27YehaveheardG191thatitwassaid, Thou shaltnotcommitμοιχεύσεις.moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431:

28butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thateveryonethatlookethonawomanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135tolustafterherhathcommittedG3431adulteryἐμοίχευσενemoicheusenG3431withheralreadyἤδηēdēG2235inhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

29AndifthyrightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causeth theetostumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,pluckitout,andcastβάλεbaleG906itfromthee:foritisprofitableG4851fortheethatoneἓνhenG1520ofthymembersμελῶνmelōnG3196shouldperishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andnotthywholeG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983becastβληθῇblēthēaG906intohellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30AndifthyrightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495causeth theetostumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581itoff,andcastβάλεbaleG906itfromthee:foritisprofitableG4851fortheethatoneἓνhenG1520ofthymembersμελῶνmelōnG3196shouldperishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andnotthywholeG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983goG565intohellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31ItwassaidalsoδέdeG1161, Whosoever shallputawayG630hiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,lethimgiveδότωdotōG1325herawritingofdivorcement:

32butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thateveryoneG3739thatputtethawayG630hiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135, savingforthecauseoffornication, makethheranadulteress:andwhosoevershallmarryγαμήσῃ,gamēsēG1060herwhensheisputawayG630committethadulteryG3431.

33AgainΠάλινPalinG3825, yehaveheardG191thatitwassaidtothemofoldG744time, Thou shaltnotforswear thyself,butshalt perform untotheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thineoathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727:

34butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,SwearὀμόσαιomosaiG3660notatall;neitherbytheheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,foritisG1510thethroneθρόνοςthronosG2362ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;

35norbytheearthγῇgēaG1093,foritisG1510thefootstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286ofhisfeetG4228;norbyJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,foritisG1510thecityπόλιςpolisG4172ofthegreatμεγάλουmegalouG3173Kingβασιλέως,basileōsG935.

36Neithershalt thouswearὀμόσῃςomosēsG3660bythyheadκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776,forthou canstnotmakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneμίανmianG1520hairτρίχαtrichaG2359whiteλευκὴνleukēnG3022orblackμέλαιναν.melainanG3189.

37ButletyourspeechG3056beG1510, Yea, yea; Nay, nay:andwhatsoeverisG1510morethantheseisG1510oftheevilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneG3778.

38YehaveheardG191thatitwassaid,AneyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788foraneyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,andatoothὀδόνταodontaG3599foratoothὀδόντος.odontosG3599:

39butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,ResistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436nothimthatisevilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190:butwhosoever smiteth theeonthyrightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762tohimtheotherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

40Andifany manwouldgotolawG2919withthee,andtakeλαβεῖν,labeinG2983awaythycoat,lethimhavethycloakἱμάτιον·himationG2440alsoG2532.

41Andwhosoevershallcompel theetogoὕπαγεhupageG5217oneἕν,henG1520mile,goG5217withhimtwoδύο.duoG1417.

42Giveδός,dosG1325tohimthatasketh thee,andfromhimthatwouldG2309borrowoftheeturnἀποστραφῇς.¶apostraphēasG654notthouawayG654.

43YehaveheardG191thatitwassaid, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thyneighbor,andhateμισήσειςmisēseisG3404thineenemyἐχθρόνechthronG2190:

44butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,LoveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourenemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,andprayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forthemthatpersecuteG1377you;

45thatyemaybesonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofyourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whoisinheavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772:forhemakethhissunἥλιονhēlionG2246toriseontheevilπονηροὺςponērousG4190andthegoodἀγαθοὺςagathousG18,andsendethrainβρέχειbrecheiG1026onthejustG1342andtheunjustG94.

46ForifyeloveG25themthatloveG25you,whatrewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408haveye?donotevenG2532thepublicansthesameαὐτὸautoG846?

47Andifye saluteyourbrethrenonlyG3440,whatdoyemorethanothers?donotevenG2532theGentilesthesameαὐτὸautoG846?

48YethereforeοὖνounG3767shallbeG1510perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046,asyourheavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962isG1510perfectτέλειόςteleiosG5046.

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

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