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Matthew 5

New American Standard Bible 2020

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

11NowG1161 when Jesus sawG3708 the crowdsG3793, He wentG305 upG305 on 2the 3mountainG3735; and after He satG2523 downG2523, His disciplesG3101 cameG4334 to Him. 2And 4He openedG455 His mouthG4750 and began to teachG1321 them, sayingG3004,

3“56BlessedG3107 are the poorG4434 in spiritG4151, for 7theirsG846 is the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772.

4“BlessedG3107 are 8thoseG3588 who mournG3996, for they will be comfortedG3870.

5“BlessedG3107 are 9the 10gentleG4239, for they will inheritG2816 the earthG1093.

6“BlessedG3107 are 11thoseG3588 who hungerG3983 and thirstG1372 for righteousnessG1343, for they will be satisfiedG5526.

7“BlessedG3107 are 12the mercifulG1655, for they will receiveG1653 mercyG1653.

8“BlessedG3107 are 13the pureG2513 in heartG2588, for 14they will seeG3708 GodG2316.

9“BlessedG3107 are the peacemakersG1518, for 15they will be calledG2564 sonsG5207 of GodG2316.

10“BlessedG3107 are thoseG3588 who have been 16persecutedG1377 for the sakeG1752 of righteousnessG1343, for 17theirsG846 is the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772.

11“BlessedG3107 are you whenG3752 people 18insultG3679 you and persecuteG1377 you, and falselyG5574 sayG3004 allG3956 kindsG3956 of evilG4190 againstG2596 you becauseG1752 of Me. 12RejoiceG5463 and be gladG21, for your rewardG3408 in heavenG3772 is greatG4183; for 19in thisG3779 sameG3779 wayG3779 they persecutedG1377 the prophetsG4396 who were beforeG4253 you.

Disciples and the World

13“You are the saltG217 of the earthG1093; but 20ifG1437 the saltG217 has becomeG3471 tastelessG3471, howG1722G5101 21can it be madeG233 saltyG233 again? It isG2480 noG3762 longerG2089 goodG2480 for anythingG3762, exceptG1508 to be thrownG906 out and trampledG2662 underfootG2662 by peopleG444.

14“You are 22the lightG5457 of the worldG2889. A cityG4172 setG2749 on a 23hillG3735 cannotG1410G3756 be hiddenG2928; 1524norG3761 do people lightG2545 a lampG3088 and putG5087 it underG5259 a 25basketG3426, but on the lampstandG3087, and it givesG2989 lightG2989 to allG3956 who are in the houseG3614. 16Your lightG5457 must shineG2989 beforeG1715 peopleG444 inG3779 suchG3779 aG3779 wayG3779 that they may 26seeG3708 your goodG2570 worksG2041, and 27glorifyG1392 your FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772.

17“Do not presumeG3543 that I cameG2064 to abolishG2647 the 28LawG3551 orG2228 the ProphetsG4396; I did not comeG2064 to abolishG2647, but to fulfillG4137. 18For trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 29untilG2193 heavenG3772 and earthG1093 passG3928 awayG3928, not 30the smallestG1520 letterG2503 orG2228 strokeG2762 ofG2762 aG2762 letterG2762 shall passG3928 from the LawG3551, untilG2193 allG3956 is accomplishedG1096! 19ThereforeG3767, whoeverG3739G1437 nullifiesG3089 oneG1520 of the leastG1646 of theseG3778 commandmentsG1785, and teachesG1321 31othersG444 to do the sameG3779, shall be calledG2564 leastG1646 32in the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772; but whoeverG3739G302 33keepsG4160 and teachesG1321 them, he shall be calledG2564 greatG3173 in the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772.

20“For I sayG3004 to you that unlessG1437G3361 your 34righteousnessG1343 farG4183 surpassesG4052 that of the scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, you will not enterG1525 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772.

Personal Relationships

21“35You have heardG191 that 36the ancientsG744 were toldG3004, ‘37You shall not murderG5407,’ and ‘WhoeverG3739G302 commitsG5407 murderG5407 shall be answerableG1777 to 38the courtG2920.’ 22But I sayG3004 to you that everyoneG3956 who isG3710 angryG3710 with his brotherG80 shall be answerableG1777 to 39the courtG2920; and whoeverG3739G302 saysG3004 to his brotherG80, ‘40You good-for-nothingG4469,’ shall be answerableG1777 to 4142the supremeG4892 courtG4892; and whoeverG3739G302 saysG3004, ‘You foolG3474,’ shall be guiltyG1777 enough to go into the 4344fieryG4442 hellG1067. 23ThereforeG3767, ifG1437 you are 45presentingG4374 your 46offeringG1435 at the altarG2379, and thereG2546 you rememberG3403 that your brotherG80 hasG2192 somethingG5100 againstG2596 you, 24leaveG863 your 47offeringG1435 thereG1563 beforeG1715 the altarG2379 and goG5217; firstG4413 beG1259 48reconciledG1259 to your brotherG80, and thenG5119 comeG2064 and presentG4374 your 49offeringG1435. 255051ComeG1510G2132 toG1510G2132 goodG1510G2132 termsG1510G2132 with your accuserG476 quicklyG5035, whileG2193 you are with him on the wayG3598 to court, soG3379 thatG3379 your accuserG476 will notG3379 handG3860 you overG3860 to the judgeG2923, and the judgeG2923 to the officerG5257, and you will notG3379 be thrownG906 into prisonG5438. 26TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 52you will not comeG1831 outG1831 of thereG1564 untilG2193 you have paidG591 upG591 the lastG2078 53quadransG2835.

27“54You have heardG191 that it was saidG3004, ‘55You shall not commitG3431 adulteryG3431’; 28but I sayG3004 to you that everyoneG3956 who looksG991 at a womanG1135 56with lustG1937 for her has alreadyG2235 committedG3431 adulteryG3431 with her in his heartG2588. 29NowG1161 57ifG1487 your rightG1188 eyeG3788 is causingG4624 you toG4624 sinG4624, tearG1807 it outG1807 and throwG906 it awayG575 from you; for it isG4851 betterG4851 for you to loseG622 oneG1520 of the partsG3196 of your body, 58thanG2532G3361 for your wholeG3650 bodyG4983 to be thrownG906 into 5960hellG1067. 30And 61ifG1487 your rightG1188 handG5495 is causingG4624 you toG4624 sinG4624, cutG1581 it offG1581 and throwG906 it awayG575 from you; for it isG4851 betterG4851 for you 62to lose oneG1520 of the partsG3196 of your body, 63thanG2532G3361 for your wholeG3650 bodyG4983 to goG565 into 6465hellG1067.

31“NowG1161 it was saidG3004, ‘66WhoeverG3739G302 sendsG630 his wifeG1135 away is to giveG1325 her a certificateG647 ofG647 divorceG647’; 3267but I sayG3004 to you that everyoneG3956 who 68divorcesG630 his wifeG1135, exceptG3924 for the reasonG3056 of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, makesG4160 her commitG3431 adulteryG3431; and whoeverG3739G1437 marriesG1060 a 69divorcedG630 womanG1135 commitsG3429 adulteryG3429.

33“AgainG3825, 70you have heardG191 that 71the ancientsG744 were toldG3004, ‘7273You shall not 74makeG1964 falseG1964 vowsG1964, but shall fulfillG591 your 75vowsG3727 to the LordG2962.’ 34But I sayG3004 to you, 76takeG3660 noG3361 oathG3660 at allG3654, neitherG3383 by heavenG3772, for it is 77the throneG2362 of GodG2316, 35norG3383 by the earthG1093, for it is the 78footstoolG5286 of His feetG4228, norG3383 79by JerusalemG2414, for it is 80the cityG4172 of the greatG3173 KingG935. 36NorG3383 shall you takeG3660 anG3660 oathG3660 by your headG2776, for you cannotG1410G3756 makeG4160 a singleG1520 hairG2359 whiteG3022 orG2228 blackG3189. 37But make sure your statementG3056 is, ‘81YesG3483, yesG3483’ or ‘NoG3756, noG3756’; anything beyondG4053 theseG3778 is 82of 83evilG4190 origin.

38“84You have heardG191 that it was saidG3004, ‘85EyeG3788 for eyeG3788, and toothG3599 for toothG3599.’ 39But I sayG3004 to you, do not showG436 oppositionG436 against an evilG4190 person; but 86whoeverG3748 slapsG4474 you on your rightG1188 cheekG4600, turnG4762 the otherG243 toward him alsoG2532. 40And if anyone wantsG2309 to sueG2919 you and takeG2983 your 87tunicG5509, letG863 him haveG863 your 88cloakG2440 alsoG2532. 41WhoeverG3748 89forcesG29 you to go oneG1520 mileG3400, goG5217 with him twoG1417. 4290GiveG1325 to him who asksG154 of you, and do not turnG654 awayG654 from him who wantsG2309 to borrowG1155 from you.

43“91You have heardG191 that it was saidG3004, ‘92You shall loveG25 your neighborG4139 93and hateG3404 your enemyG2190.’ 44But I sayG3004 to you, 94loveG25 your enemiesG2190 and prayG4336 for thoseG3588 who persecuteG1377 you, 45soG3704 thatG3704 you may prove yourselves to be 95sonsG5207 of your FatherG3962 whoG3588 is in heavenG3772; for He causesG393 His sunG2246 to riseG393 on the evilG4190 and the goodG18, and sendsG1026 rainG1026 on the righteousG1342 and the unrighteousG94. 46For 96ifG1437 you loveG25 thoseG3588 who loveG25 you, whatG5101 rewardG3408 doG4160 you haveG2192? EvenG2532 the taxG5057 collectorsG5057, do they not doG4160 the sameG846? 47And ifG1437 you greetG782 onlyG3440 your brothersG80 and sisters, whatG5101 moreG4053 are you doingG4160 than others? EvenG2532 the GentilesG1482, do they not doG4160 the sameG846? 48ThereforeG3767 97you shall be perfectG5046, as your heavenlyG3770 FatherG3962 is perfectG5046.

Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 5:1 Matt ch 5-7; Luke 6:20-49 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 5:1 Mark 3:13; Luke 6:17; 9:28; John 6:3, 15 ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 5:1 Or hill ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 5:2 Matt 13:35; Acts 8:35; 10:34; 18:14 ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 5:3 I.e., fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11 ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 5:3 Matt 5:3-12: Luke 6:20-23 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 5:3 Matt 5:10; 19:14; 25:34; Mark 10:14; Luke 6:20; 22:29f ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 5:4 Is 61:2; John 16:20; Rev 7:17 ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 5:5 Ps 37:11 ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 5:5 Or humble, meek ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 5:6 Is 55:1, 2; John 4:14; 6:48ff; 7:37 ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 5:7 Prov 11:17; Matt 6:14, 15; 18:33-35 ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 5:8 Ps 24:4 ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 5:8 Heb 12:14; 1 John 3:2; Rev 22:4 ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 5:9 Matt 5:45; Luke 6:35; Rom 8:14 ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 5:10 1 Pet 3:14 ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 5:10 Matt 5:3; 19:14; 25:34; Mark 10:14; Luke 6:20; 22:29f ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 5:11 1 Pet 4:14 ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 5:12 2 Chr 36:16; Matt 23:37; Acts 7:52; 1 Thess 2:15; Heb 11:33ff; James 5:10 ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 5:13 Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34f ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 5:13 Lit will ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 5:14 Prov 4:18; John 8:12; 9:5; 12:36 ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 5:14 Or mountain ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 5:15 Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; 11:33; Phil 2:15 ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 5:15 Lit peck-measure ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 5:16 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 5:16 Matt 9:8 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 5:17 Matt 7:12 ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 5:18 Matt 24:35; Luke 16:17 ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 5:18 Lit one iota (Heb yodh) or one projection (serif) ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 5:19 Lit people ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 5:19 Matt 11:11 ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 5:19 Lit does ↩
  34. 34. Matthew 5:20 Luke 18:11, 12 ↩
  35. 35. Matthew 5:21 Matt 5:27, 33, 38, 43 ↩
  36. 36. Matthew 5:21 Lit it was said to the ancients ↩
  37. 37. Matthew 5:21 Ex 20:13; Deut 5:17 ↩
  38. 38. Matthew 5:21 Deut 16:18; 2 Chr 19:5f ↩
  39. 39. Matthew 5:22 Deut 16:18; 2 Chr 19:5f ↩
  40. 40. Matthew 5:22 Or You empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) from Aramaic reqa ↩
  41. 41. Matthew 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin; i.e., Jewish High Court ↩
  42. 42. Matthew 5:22 Matt 10:17; 26:59; Mark 13:9; 14:55; 15:1; Luke 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 4:15; 5:21; 6:12; 22:30; 23:1; 24:20 ↩
  43. 43. Matthew 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire ↩
  44. 44. Matthew 5:22 Matt 5:29f; 10:28; 18:9; 23:15, 33; Mark 9:43ff; Luke 12:5; James 3:6 ↩
  45. 45. Matthew 5:23 Matt 5:24 ↩
  46. 46. Matthew 5:23 Or gift ↩
  47. 47. Matthew 5:24 Or gift ↩
  48. 48. Matthew 5:24 Rom 12:17, 18 ↩
  49. 49. Matthew 5:24 Or gift ↩
  50. 50. Matthew 5:25 I.e., settle the case ↩
  51. 51. Matthew 5:25 Prov 25:8f; Luke 12:58 ↩
  52. 52. Matthew 5:26 Luke 12:59 ↩
  53. 53. Matthew 5:26 A small Roman copper coin, worth about 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage ↩
  54. 54. Matthew 5:27 Matt 5:21, 33, 38, 43 ↩
  55. 55. Matthew 5:27 Ex 20:14; Deut 5:18 ↩
  56. 56. Matthew 5:28 2 Sam 11:2-5; Job 31:1; Matt 15:19; James 1:14, 15 ↩
  57. 57. Matthew 5:29 Matt 18:9; Mark 9:47 ↩
  58. 58. Matthew 5:29 Lit and that your whole body not be ↩
  59. 59. Matthew 5:29 Gr Gehenna ↩
  60. 60. Matthew 5:29 Matt 5:22 ↩
  61. 61. Matthew 5:30 Matt 18:8; Mark 9:43 ↩
  62. 62. Matthew 5:30 Lit that one...be lost ↩
  63. 63. Matthew 5:30 Lit and not your whole body ↩
  64. 64. Matthew 5:30 Gr Gehenna ↩
  65. 65. Matthew 5:30 Matt 5:22 ↩
  66. 66. Matthew 5:31 Deut 24:1, 3; Jer 3:1; Matt 19:7; Mark 10:4 ↩
  67. 67. Matthew 5:32 Matt 19:9; Mark 10:11f; Luke 16:18; 1 Cor 7:11f ↩
  68. 68. Matthew 5:32 Lit sends away, the Heb term for divorce ↩
  69. 69. Matthew 5:32 Lit woman sent away ↩
  70. 70. Matthew 5:33 Matt 5:21, 27, 38, 43; 23:16ff ↩
  71. 71. Matthew 5:33 Lit it was said to the ancients ↩
  72. 72. Matthew 5:33 you and your are singular here ↩
  73. 73. Matthew 5:33 Lev 19:12; Num 30:2; Deut 23:21, 23 ↩
  74. 74. Matthew 5:33 Or break your vows ↩
  75. 75. Matthew 5:33 Lit oaths ↩
  76. 76. Matthew 5:34 James 5:12 ↩
  77. 77. Matthew 5:34 Is 66:1; Matt 23:22 ↩
  78. 78. Matthew 5:35 Is 66:1; Acts 7:49 ↩
  79. 79. Matthew 5:35 Or toward ↩
  80. 80. Matthew 5:35 Ps 48:2 ↩
  81. 81. Matthew 5:37 I.e., a clear “yes” or “no” ↩
  82. 82. Matthew 5:37 Or from the evil one ↩
  83. 83. Matthew 5:37 Matt 6:13; 13:19, 38; John 17:15; 2 Thess 3:3; 1 John 2:13f; 3:12; 5:18f ↩
  84. 84. Matthew 5:38 Matt 5:21, 27, 33, 43 ↩
  85. 85. Matthew 5:38 Ex 21:24; Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21 ↩
  86. 86. Matthew 5:39 Matt 5:39-42: Luke 6:29, 30; 1 Cor 6:7 ↩
  87. 87. Matthew 5:40 A long shirt worn next to the skin ↩
  88. 88. Matthew 5:40 Or outer garment ↩
  89. 89. Matthew 5:41 Lit will force ↩
  90. 90. Matthew 5:42 Deut 15:7-11; Luke 6:34f; 1 Tim 6:18 ↩
  91. 91. Matthew 5:43 Matt 5:21, 27, 33, 38 ↩
  92. 92. Matthew 5:43 Lev 19:18 ↩
  93. 93. Matthew 5:43 Deut 23:3-6 ↩
  94. 94. Matthew 5:44 Luke 6:27f; 23:34; Acts 7:60; Rom 12:20 ↩
  95. 95. Matthew 5:45 Matt 5:9; Luke 6:35; Acts 14:17 ↩
  96. 96. Matthew 5:46 Luke 6:32 ↩
  97. 97. Matthew 5:48 Lev 19:2; Deut 18:13; 2 Cor 7:1; Phil 3:12-15 ↩

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