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His disciples came to him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and he began to teach them:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>"Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Blessed are those who mourn. They will be comforted.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Blessed are those who are gentle. They will inherit the earth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for God's approval. They will be satisfied.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Blessed are those who show mercy. They will be treated mercifully.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Blessed are those whose thoughts are pure. They will see God.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called God's children.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Blessed are those who are persecuted for doing what God approves of. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie, and say all kinds of evil things about you because of me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven! The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>"You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, how will it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>"You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>"Don't ever think that I came to set aside Moses' Teachings or the Prophets. I didn't come to set them aside but to make them come true. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I can guarantee this truth: Until the earth and the heavens disappear, neither a period nor a comma will disappear from Moses' Teachings before everything has come true. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>So whoever sets aside any command that seems unimportant and teaches others to do the same will be unimportant in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches what the commands say will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I can guarantee that unless you live a life that has God's approval and do it more faithfully than the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Never murder. Whoever murders will answer for it in court.' <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But I can guarantee that whoever is angry with another believer will answer for it in court. Whoever calls another believer an insulting name will answer for it in the highest court. Whoever calls another believer a fool will answer for it in hellfire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>"So if you are offering your gift at the altar and remember there that another believer has something against you, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>leave your gift at the altar. First go away and make peace with that person. Then come back and offer your gift. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>"Make peace quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him. Otherwise, he will hand you over to the judge. Then the judge will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>I can guarantee this truth: You will never get out until you pay every penny of your fine.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>"You have heard that it was said, 'Never commit adultery.' <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>But I can guarantee that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>"So if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it thrown into hell. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And if your right hand leads you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it go into hell.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>"It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice.' <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>But I can guarantee that any man who divorces his wife for any reason other than unfaithfulness makes her look as though she has committed adultery. Whoever marries a woman divorced in this way makes himself look as though he has committed adultery.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Never break your oath, but give to the Lord what you swore in an oath to give him.' <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>But I tell you don't swear an oath at all. Don't swear an oath by heaven, which is God's throne, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>or by the earth, which is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, which is the city of the great King. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>And don't swear an oath by your head. After all, you cannot make one hair black or white. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Simply say yes or no. Anything more than that comes from the evil one.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>But I tell you not to oppose an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him as well. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>If someone wants to sue you in order to take your shirt, let him have your coat too. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>If someone forces you to go one mile, go two miles with him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>Give to everyone who asks you for something. Don't turn anyone away who wants to borrow something from you.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>But I tell you this: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>If you love those who love you, do you deserve a reward? Even the tax collectors do that! <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Are you doing anything remarkable if you welcome only your friends? Everyone does that! <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>That is why you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of <a href="//www.godsword.org" target="_top">God's Word to the Nations</a>. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. 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