you, Except your righteousness be better than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Ye have heard that it was said unto the ancients, Thou shalt not kill: but whosoever killeth shall be liable to judgment.

But I say unto you: He that is angry with his brother is guilty of judgment; but he that saith unto his brother, Racha; is guilty of counsel; but he that saith, Thou fool, is guilty of hellish fire.

Therefore when thou offerest thy gift upon the altar, and shalt think there that thy brother hath aught against thee,

Leave thy gift there before the altar, and go first and make reconciliation with thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Be ready unto thine adversary quickly, while thou art yet with him in the way, lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the servant, and thou be cast into prison.

I say unto thee, Verily thou shalt not come out thence, till thou pay the last farthing.

Ye have heard that it was said unto the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

But I say unto you: He that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her in his heart.

But if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that the whole body should be cast into hell.

If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee that one of thy members perish, and not that the whole body be cast into hell.

It is also said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorcement.

But I say unto you: Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for adultery, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry a woman that is put away committeth adultery.

Ye have heard further, that it was said unto the ancients, Thou shalt not take a false oath, and shalt keep thine oath unto GOD.

But I say unto you, that ye swear not by any thing, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

Nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of a great king.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head: for thou canst not make a single hair white or black.

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; whatsoever is above is of evil.

Ye have heard that it is said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say unto you, resist not evil: but if any man smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And if any man will come to thee in righteousness, and take thy skirt, let him have thy coat also.

And if any man compel thee a mile, go with him two.

Give to him that asketh thee, and turn not away from him that would borrow from thee.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you, 45. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? Do not the publicans do the same?

And if ye only do kindly unto your brethren, what do ye strangely? Do not the publicans also so?

Therefore be ye perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
(Matthew)
Chapter 6

Take heed to your alms, that ye give them not before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward with your Father which is in heaven.

When therefore thou doest alms, thou shalt not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, 4. That thine alms may be hid: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, which love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward there.

And when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and shut thy door, and pray unto thy Father in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

And when ye pray, ye shall not babble much, as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard if they speak much.

Therefore ye shall not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Therefore pray ye therefore: Our Father in heaven! May your name be hallowed.

Thy kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

When ye fast, look not sore, as the hypocrites do: for they disguise their faces, that they may appear before men with their fasting. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

And when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

That thou appear not unto men with thy fasting, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves neither dig nor steal.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The eye is the light of the body. If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.

But if thine eye be darkness, thy whole body shall be darkness. But if the light that is in thee be darkness, how great shall be the darkness itself!

No man can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will cling to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; neither for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Behold the birds of the air: they sow not, neither do they reap, neither do they gather into barns: yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much more than they?

Who is there among you that will add haste to his length, though he be anxious for it?

And why do ye care for raiment? Look at the lilies of the field, how they grow! They work not, neither do they spin.

I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed as one.

If God so clothe the grass of the field, which standeth to day, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more do it unto you, O ye of little faith?

Therefore shall ye not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat, what shall we drink, wherewith shall we be clothed?

After all these things do the heathen seek. For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Therefore take no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for itself. It is enough for every day to have its own plague.
(Matthew)
Chapter 7
(Of some obstacles to bliss)

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured unto you.

But why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, and perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Or how mayest thou say unto thy brother, Hold, I will pluck out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, there is a beam in thine eye?

Thou hypocrite, first pluck out the beam out of thine own eye; afterward consider how thou pluckest the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

Ye shall not give the sanctuary unto the dogs, neither shall ye cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Which of you men, if his son ask him for bread, shall offer him a stone?

Or if he ask him for a fish, that he may offer him a serpent?

If ye then, being evil, be able to give good