Revised Version 1895

Matthew 5:20-48

20ForγὰρgarG1063IG1437sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754exceptG3361yourG1437righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343shallG2532exceedtheG3588righteousnessG1343ofG932theG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122andG2532PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330, yeshallG2532inG1519noοὐouG3756wiseenterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525intoG1519theG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG932heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

21YehaveG1510heardG191thatὅτιhotiG3754itG191wasἔσταιestaiG1510saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046toG191themὃςhosG3739ofG191oldἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744time, Thou shaltnotοὐouG3756kill;andG1161whosoevershallG191killshallG191beG1510inG1161dangerofG191theG3588judgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920:

22butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754everyG3956oneὃςhosG3739whoὃςhosG3739isἔσταιestaiG1510angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3710withG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510inG1519dangerofG3956theG3956judgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920;andδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoever shallsayG3004toG1519hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, Raca, shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510inG1519dangerofG3956theG3956councilσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG4892;andδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoever shallsayG3004, Thoufoolμωρέ,mōreG3474, shallbeG1510inG1519dangerofG3956theG3956hellγέεννανgeennanG1067ofG3956fireπυρός.¶purosG4442.

23IfἘὰνEanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767thou artofferingG1435thygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435attheG3588altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379,andG80thereG2546rememberestthatὅτιhotiG3754thybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80hath aughtagainstκατὰkataG2596thee,

24leaveἄφεςaphesG863thereἐκεῖekeiG1563thygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379,andG2532goὕπαγε,hupageG5217thywayG5217,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413beG2532reconciledδιαλλάγηθιdiallagēthiG1259toG2064thybrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80,andG2532thenG2532comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andG2532offerπρόσφερεprosphereG4374thygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435.

25AgreeἼσθιIsthiG1510withG3326thineadversaryἀντιδίκῳantidikōG476quicklyG5035, whiles thou artwithG3326himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722theG3588wayὁδῷ,hodōG3598; lest haplytheG3588adversaryἀντίδικοςantidikosG476deliverπαραδῷparadōG3860theetoG1519theG3588judgeκριτῇ,kritēaG2923,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923deliverG3860theetoG1519theG3588officerὑπηρέτῃ,hupēretēG5257,andκαὶkaiG2532thoubeεἶeiG1510castβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906intoG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

26VerilyIἀμὴνamēnG281sayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee, Thou shaltbyG3004noοὐouG3756meansG3004comeἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831outG1831thence, till thou havepaidἀποδῷςapodōsG591theτὸνtonG3588lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078farthing.

27Ye haveheardG191thatὅτιhotiG3754itG191wassaidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046, Thou shaltnotοὐouG3756commitμοιχεύσεις.moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431:

28butG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatG3754everyπᾶςpasG3956oneG1438thatG3754lookethonG1722awomanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135toπρὸςprosG4314lustἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsaiG1937afterG1161herαὐτὴνautēnG846hathcommittedG3431adulteryἐμοίχευσενemoicheusenG3431withG1722herαὐτὴνautēnG846alreadyἤδηēdēG2235inG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

29AndG2532ifεἰeiG1487thyrightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causeth theetoG1519stumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,pluckἔξελεexeleG1807itG846outG575,andG2532castβάλεbaleG906itG846fromG575thee:forG1063itG846isprofitableσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851forG1063theethatG2443oneἓνhenG1520ofG575thymembersμελῶνmelōnG3196shouldG2443perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andG2532notμὴmēG3361thywholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983beG2532castβληθῇblēthēaG906intoG1519hellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30AndΚαὶKaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487thyrightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495causeth theetoG1519stumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581itG846offG1581,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλεbaleG906itG846fromG575thee:forG1063itG846isprofitableσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851forG1063theethatG2443oneἓνhenG1520ofG575thymembersμελῶνmelōnG3196shouldG2443perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361thywholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983goἀπέλθῃ.¶apelthēG565intoG1519hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31ItG846wassaidἘρρέθηErrethēG2046alsoδέdeG1161, Whosoever shallputG1325awayG630hisG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,letG630himG846giveδότωdotōG1325herG846a writingofτὴνtēnG3588divorcement:

32butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatG3754everyG3956oneὃςhosG3739thatG3754puttethawayG630hisG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135, savingforG3754theG3956causeG4160ofλόγουlogouG3056fornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202, makethherG846anG2532adulteress:andG2532whosoevershallG2532marryγαμήσῃ,gamēsēG1060herG846whenG2532sheG846isputG4160awayG630committethadulteryμοιχευθῆναι·moicheuthēnaiG3431.

33AgainΠάλινPalinG3825, ye haveheardG191thatὅτιhotiG3754itG191wassaidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046toG3825themG191ofG2962oldἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744time, Thou shaltnotοὐκoukG3756forswear thyself,butδὲdeG1161shalt perform untotheG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thineoathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727:

34butG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,SwearὀμόσαιomosaiG3660notμὴmēG3361atallG3588;neitherμήτεmēteG3383byἐνenG1722theG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,forὅτιhotiG3754itG1161isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588throneθρόνοςthronosG2362ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

35norμήτεmēteG3383byG1722theG3588earthγῇgēaG1093,forG1519itG846isἐστινestinG1510theG3588footstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286ofG1093hisG846feetποδῶνpodōnG4228;norμήτεmēteG3383byG1722JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,forG1519itG846isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172ofG1093theG3588greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173Kingβασιλέως,basileōsG935.

36NeitherG3756shalt thouswearὀμόσῃςomosēsG3660byἐνenG1722thyheadκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776,forὅτιhotiG3754thou canstnotG3756makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneμίανmianG1520hairτρίχαtrichaG2359whiteλευκὴνleukēnG3022orἢēG2228blackμέλαιναν.melainanG3189.

37ButδὲdeG1161letG1510yourG3588speechλόγοςlogosG3056beG1510, Yea, yea; Nay, nay:andδὲdeG1161whatsoeverisG1510moreG4053thanG4053theseG3778isG1510ofἐκekG1537theG3588evilπονηροῦponērouG4190oneG3778.

38Ye haveheardG191thatG3754itG191wassaidἐρρέθη·errethēG2046,AnG2532eyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788forG3754anG2532eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,andG2532atoothὀδόνταodontaG3599forG3754atoothὀδόντος.odontosG3599:

39butG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,ResistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436notμὴmēG3361himG846thatG3004isevilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190:butG1161whosoever smiteth theeonG1519thyrightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762toG1519himG846theG3588otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

40AndG2532ifG2532any manwouldG846goG863toθέλοντίthelontiG2309lawκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919withG2532thee,andG2532takeλαβεῖν,labeinG2983awayG863thycoatἱμάτιον·himationG2440,letG863himG846have thy clokealsoG2532.

41AndG2532whosoevershallδύο.duoG1417compel theetoG2532goὕπαγεhupageG5217oneἕν,henG1520mileμίλιονmilionG3400,goG5217withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846twain.

42Giveδός,dosG1325toG2309himG1325thatG2309asketh thee,andκαὶkaiG2532fromG575himG1325thatG2309wouldG2309borrowδανίσασθαιdanisasthaiG1155ofG575theeturnἀποστραφῇς.¶apostraphēasG654notμὴmēG3361thouawayG654.

43Ye haveheardG191thatὅτιhotiG3754itG191wassaidἐρρέθη·errethēG2046, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thy neighbour,andκαὶkaiG2532hateμισήσειςmisēseisG3404thineenemyἐχθρόνechthronG2190:

44butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,LoveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourG25enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,andκαὶkaiG2532prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228themG3004thatG3004persecuteδιωκόντωνdiōkontōnG1377youG5210;

45thatG3754yemayG2532beγένησθεgenēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofG5207yourG2532FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whichG3748isinἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772:forG3754heG2532makethhisαὐτοῦautouG846sunἥλιονhēlionG2246toG1909riseἀνατέλλειanatelleiG393onG1909theG3588evilπονηροὺςponērousG4190andG2532theG3588goodἀγαθοὺςagathousG18,andG2532sendethrainβρέχειbrecheiG1026onG1909theG3588justδικαίουςdikaiousG1342andG2532theG3588unjustἀδίκους.adikousG94.

46ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437yeloveἀγαπήσητεagapēsēteG25themG846thatG846loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25youG5210,whatτίναtinaG5101rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408have ye?doποιοῦσιν;poiousinG4160notοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532theG3588publicanstheG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846?

47AndκαὶkaiG2532ifG1437ye saluteyourG1437brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80onlyG3440,whatτίtiG5101doποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160yemoreG4053thanG4053othersτοὺςtousG3588?doποιοῦσιν;poiousinG4160notοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588GentilesἐθνικοὶethnikoiG1482theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846?

48YethereforeοὖνounG3767shallbeἔσεσθεesestheG1510perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046,asὡςhōsG5613yourG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962isἐστιν.¶estinG1510perfectτέλειόςteleiosG5046.

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