New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:38-48

38“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191that it was saidG3004, ‘An eyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788for an eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,and a toothὀδόνταodontaG3599for a toothὀδόντος.odontosG3599.’

39But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, do not resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436an evilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190person; butwhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748slapsῥαπίζειrhapizeiG4474you on your rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762the otherἄλλην·allēnG243to him alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

40If anyone wantsθέλοντίthelontiG2309to sueκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919you and takeλαβεῖν,labeinG2983yourshirtχιτῶνάchitōnaG5509,letG863him haveG863yourcoatἱμάτιον·himationG2440alsoG2532.

41WhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748forcesἀγγαρεύσειangareuseiG29you to go oneἕν,henG1520mileμίλιονmilionG3400,goὕπαγεhupageG5217with him twoδύο.duoG1417.

42Giveδός,dosG1325to him who asksαἰτοῦντίaitountiG154of you, and do not turnἀποστραφῇς.¶apostraphēasG654awayG654from him who wantsθέλονταthelontaG2309to borrowδανίσασθαιdanisasthaiG1155from you.

43“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191that it was saidG3004, ‘You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139and hateμισήσειςmisēseisG3404your enemyἐχθρόνechthronG2190.’

44But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190and prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336for thoseG3588who persecuteδιωκόντωνdiōkontōnG1377you,

45soὅπωςhopōsG3704that you may besonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of your FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whoG3588is in heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772;for He causesG393His sunἥλιονhēlionG2246to riseG393on theevilπονηροὺςponērousG4190and thegoodἀγαθοὺςagathousG18,and sendsG1026rainβρέχειbrecheiG1026on therighteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342and theunrighteousἀδίκους.adikousG94.

46ForifἐὰνeanG1437you loveἀγαπήσητεagapēsēteG25thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25you, whatτίναtinaG5101rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408doG4160you haveἔχετε;echeteG2192?Do not evenκαὶkaiG2532the taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057doG4160the sameαὐτὸautoG846?

47IfἐὰνeanG1437you greetἀσπάσησθεaspasēstheG782onlyG3440your brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,whatτίtiG5101moreπερισσὸνperissonG4053are you doingποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160than others?Do not evenG2532the GentilesἐθνικοὶethnikoiG1482doποιοῦσιν;poiousinG4160the sameαὐτὸautoG846?

48ThereforeοὖνounG3767you are to be perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046,as your heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962is perfectτέλειόςteleiosG5046.

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