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His disciples gathered around him, </span><span class="v40_5_2"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.2" class="v40_5_2">2</span>and he began to teach them:</span></p><h3 class="s">True Happiness</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="LUK 6:20-23">Luke 6.20-23</ref>)</h5><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_3"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.3" class="v40_5_3">3</span>“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_3">the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_4"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.4" class="v40_5_4">4</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.4!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “Happy are those who mourn;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_4">God will comfort them!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_5"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.5" class="v40_5_5">5</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.5!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “Happy are those who are humble;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_5">they will receive what God has promised!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_6"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.6" class="v40_5_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_6">God will satisfy them fully!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_7"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.7" class="v40_5_7">7</span>“Happy are those who are merciful to others;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_7">God will be merciful to them!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_8"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.8" class="v40_5_8">8</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “Happy are the pure in heart;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_8">they will see God!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_9"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.9" class="v40_5_9">9</span>“Happy are those who work for peace;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_9">God will call them his children!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v40_5_10"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.10" class="v40_5_10">10</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.10!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v40_5_10">the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_11"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.11" class="v40_5_11">11</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.11!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers. </span><span class="v40_5_12"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.12" class="v40_5_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.</span></p><h3 class="s">Salt and Light</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MRK 9:50">Mark 9.50</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 14:34">Luke 14.34</ref>,<ref loc="LUK 14:35">35</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_13"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.13" class="v40_5_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_14"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.14" class="v40_5_14">14</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.14!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “You are like light for the whole world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. </span><span class="v40_5_15"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.15" class="v40_5_15">15</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.15!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house. </span><span class="v40_5_16"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.16" class="v40_5_16">16</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.16!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.</span></p><h3 class="s">Teaching about the Law</h3><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_17"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.17" class="v40_5_17">17</span>“Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true. </span><span class="v40_5_18"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.18" class="v40_5_18">18</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.18!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with—not until the end of all things.<a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.18!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v40_5_19"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.19" class="v40_5_19">19</span>So then, whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be least in the Kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys the Law and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the Kingdom of heaven. </span><span class="v40_5_20"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.20" class="v40_5_20">20</span>I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires.</span></p><h3 class="s">Teaching about Anger</h3><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_21"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.21" class="v40_5_21">21</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.21!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “You have heard that people were told in the past, ‘Do not commit murder; anyone who does will be brought to trial.’ </span><span class="v40_5_22"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.22" class="v40_5_22">22</span>But now I tell you: if you are angry<a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.22!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your brother ‘You good-for-nothing!’ you will be brought before the Council, and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell. </span><span class="v40_5_23"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.23" class="v40_5_23">23</span>So if you are about to offer your gift to God at the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, </span><span class="v40_5_24"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.24" class="v40_5_24">24</span>leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make peace with your brother, and then come back and offer your gift to God.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_25"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.25" class="v40_5_25">25</span>“If someone brings a lawsuit against you and takes you to court, settle the dispute while there is time, before you get to court. Once you are there, you will be turned over to the judge, who will hand you over to the police, and you will be put in jail. </span><span class="v40_5_26"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.26" class="v40_5_26">26</span>There you will stay, I tell you, until you pay the last penny of your fine.</span></p><h3 class="s">Teaching about Adultery</h3><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_27"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.27" class="v40_5_27">27</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.27!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ </span><span class="v40_5_28"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.28" class="v40_5_28">28</span>But now I tell you: anyone who looks at a woman and wants to possess her is guilty of committing adultery with her in his heart. </span><span class="v40_5_29"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.29" class="v40_5_29">29</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.29!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> So if your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell. </span><span class="v40_5_30"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.30" class="v40_5_30">30</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.30!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose one of your limbs than to have your whole body go off to hell.</span></p><h3 class="s">Teaching about Divorce</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MAT 19:9">Matthew 19.9</ref>; <ref loc="MRK 10:11">Mark 10.11</ref>,<ref loc="MRK 10:12">12</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 16:18">Luke 16.18</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_31"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.31" class="v40_5_31">31</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.31!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “It was also said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.’ </span><span class="v40_5_32"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.32" class="v40_5_32">32</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.32!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> But now I tell you: if a man divorces his wife for any cause other than her unfaithfulness, then he is guilty of making her commit adultery if she marries again; and the man who marries her commits adultery also.</span></p><h3 class="s">Teaching about Vows</h3><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_33"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.33" class="v40_5_33">33</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.33!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “You have also heard that people were told in the past, ‘Do not break your promise, but do what you have vowed to the Lord to do.’ </span><span class="v40_5_34"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.34" class="v40_5_34">34</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.34!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne; </span><span class="v40_5_35"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.35" class="v40_5_35">35</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.35!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> nor by earth, for it is the resting place for his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. </span><span class="v40_5_36"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.36" class="v40_5_36">36</span>Do not even swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black. </span><span class="v40_5_37"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.37" class="v40_5_37">37</span>Just say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’—anything else you say comes from the Evil One.</span></p><h3 class="s">Teaching about Revenge</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="LUK 6:29">Luke 6.29</ref>,<ref loc="LUK 6:30">30</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_38"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.38" class="v40_5_38">38</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.38!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ </span><span class="v40_5_39"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.39" class="v40_5_39">39</span>But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too. </span><span class="v40_5_40"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.40" class="v40_5_40">40</span>And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well. </span><span class="v40_5_41"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.41" class="v40_5_41">41</span>And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles. </span><span class="v40_5_42"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.42" class="v40_5_42">42</span>When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.</span></p><h3 class="s">Love for Enemies</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="LUK 6:27">Luke 6.27</ref>,<ref loc="LUK 6:28">28</ref>,<ref loc="LUK 6:32-36">32-36</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v40_5_43"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.43" class="v40_5_43">43</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.43!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’ </span><span class="v40_5_44"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.44" class="v40_5_44">44</span>But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, </span><span class="v40_5_45"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.45" class="v40_5_45">45</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.45!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. </span><span class="v40_5_46"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.46" class="v40_5_46">46</span>Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! </span><span class="v40_5_47"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.47" class="v40_5_47">47</span>And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! </span><span class="v40_5_48"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.5.48" class="v40_5_48">48</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.5.48!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.18: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">the end of all things; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">all its teachings come true.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.22: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">if you are angry; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">some manuscripts have </char><char style="fq" closed="false">if without cause you are angry.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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