New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 5:1-16

1 1NowG1161 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“5 6BlessedG3107 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.

13“You are the saltG217 of the earthG1093; but 20ifG1437 the saltG217 has becomeG3471 tastelessG3471, howG1722 G5101 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 cannotG1410 G3756 be hiddenG2928; 15 24norG3761 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.

Notes

1. Matthew 5:1 Matt ch 5-7; Luke 6:20-49 ↩
2. Matthew 5:1 Mark 3:13; Luke 6:17; 9:28; John 6:3, 15 ↩
3. Matthew 5:1 Or hill ↩
4. Matthew 5:2 Matt 13:35; Acts 8:35; 10:34; 18:14 ↩
5. Matthew 5:3 I.e., fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11 ↩
6. Matthew 5:3 Matt 5:3-12: Luke 6:20-23 ↩
7. Matthew 5:3 Matt 5:10; 19:14; 25:34; Mark 10:14; Luke 6:20; 22:29f ↩
8. Matthew 5:4 Is 61:2; John 16:20; Rev 7:17 ↩
9. Matthew 5:5 Ps 37:11 ↩
10. Matthew 5:5 Or humble, meek ↩
11. Matthew 5:6 Is 55:1, 2; John 4:14; 6:48ff; 7:37 ↩
12. Matthew 5:7 Prov 11:17; Matt 6:14, 15; 18:33-35 ↩
13. Matthew 5:8 Ps 24:4 ↩
14. Matthew 5:8 Heb 12:14; 1 John 3:2; Rev 22:4 ↩
15. Matthew 5:9 Matt 5:45; Luke 6:35; Rom 8:14 ↩
16. Matthew 5:10 1 Pet 3:14 ↩
17. Matthew 5:10 Matt 5:3; 19:14; 25:34; Mark 10:14; Luke 6:20; 22:29f ↩
18. Matthew 5:11 1 Pet 4:14 ↩
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. Matthew 5:13 Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34f ↩
21. Matthew 5:13 Lit will ↩
22. Matthew 5:14 Prov 4:18; John 8:12; 9:5; 12:36 ↩
23. Matthew 5:14 Or mountain ↩
24. Matthew 5:15 Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; 11:33; Phil 2:15 ↩
25. Matthew 5:15 Lit peck-measure ↩
26. Matthew 5:16 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
27. Matthew 5:16 Matt 9:8 ↩