New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 5:3-20

3“1 2Blessed are the poor in spirit, for 3theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

5“Blessed are 5the 6gentle, for they will inherit the earth.

6“Blessed are 7those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

7“Blessed are 8the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

8“Blessed are 9the pure in heart, for 10they will see God.

9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for 11they will be called sons of God.

10“Blessed are those who have been 12persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for 13theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11“Blessed are you when people 14insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for 15in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

13“You are the salt of the earth; but 16if the salt has become tasteless, how 17can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.

14“You are 18the light of the world. A city set on a 19hill cannot be hidden; 15 20nor do people light a lamp and put it under a 21basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may 22see your good works, and 23glorify your Father who is in heaven.

17“Do not presume that I came to abolish the 24Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. 18For truly I say to you, 25until heaven and earth pass away, not 26the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished! 19Therefore, whoever nullifies one of the least of these commandments, and teaches 27others to do the same, shall be called least 28in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever 29keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20“For I say to you that unless your 30righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Notes

1. Matthew 5:3 I.e., fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11 ↩
2. Matthew 5:3 Matt 5:3-12: Luke 6:20-23 ↩
3. Matthew 5:3 Matt 5:10; 19:14; 25:34; Mark 10:14; Luke 6:20; 22:29f ↩
4. Matthew 5:4 Is 61:2; John 16:20; Rev 7:17 ↩
5. Matthew 5:5 Ps 37:11 ↩
6. Matthew 5:5 Or humble, meek ↩
7. Matthew 5:6 Is 55:1, 2; John 4:14; 6:48ff; 7:37 ↩
8. Matthew 5:7 Prov 11:17; Matt 6:14, 15; 18:33-35 ↩
9. Matthew 5:8 Ps 24:4 ↩
10. Matthew 5:8 Heb 12:14; 1 John 3:2; Rev 22:4 ↩
11. Matthew 5:9 Matt 5:45; Luke 6:35; Rom 8:14 ↩
12. Matthew 5:10 1 Pet 3:14 ↩
13. Matthew 5:10 Matt 5:3; 19:14; 25:34; Mark 10:14; Luke 6:20; 22:29f ↩
14. Matthew 5:11 1 Pet 4:14 ↩
15. Matthew 5:12 2 Chr 36:16; Matt 23:37; Acts 7:52; 1 Thess 2:15; Heb 11:33ff; James 5:10 ↩
16. Matthew 5:13 Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34f ↩
17. Matthew 5:13 Lit will ↩
18. Matthew 5:14 Prov 4:18; John 8:12; 9:5; 12:36 ↩
19. Matthew 5:14 Or mountain ↩
20. Matthew 5:15 Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; 11:33; Phil 2:15 ↩
21. Matthew 5:15 Lit peck-measure ↩
22. Matthew 5:16 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
23. Matthew 5:16 Matt 9:8 ↩
24. Matthew 5:17 Matt 7:12 ↩
25. Matthew 5:18 Matt 24:35; Luke 16:17 ↩
26. Matthew 5:18 Lit one iota (Heb yodh) or one projection (serif) ↩
27. Matthew 5:19 Lit people ↩
28. Matthew 5:19 Matt 11:11 ↩
29. Matthew 5:19 Lit does ↩
30. Matthew 5:20 Luke 18:11, 12 ↩

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