Matthew 4–12

Chapter 4

Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.

²And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.

³And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

⁴Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

⁵Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple,

⁶And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.

⁷Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

⁸Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,

⁹And said to him: All these will I give thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me.

¹⁰Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written: The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.

¹¹Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and ministered to him.

¹²And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:

¹³And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and of Nephthalim;

¹⁴That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet:

¹⁵Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

¹⁶The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.

¹⁷From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

¹⁸And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).

¹⁹And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.

²⁰And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him.

²¹And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.

²²And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him.

²³And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.

²⁴And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them:

²⁵And much people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

Chapter 5

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him.

²And opening his mouth he taught them, saying:

³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.

⁵Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

⁶Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.

⁷Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

⁸Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.

⁹Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

¹⁰Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

¹²Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

¹³You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.

¹⁴You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid.

¹⁵Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house.

¹⁶So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

¹⁸For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled.

¹⁹He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and shall so teach men shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰For I tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²¹You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill. And whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment.

²²But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

²³If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee;

²⁴Leave there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt offer thy gift.

²⁵Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

²⁶Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing.

²⁷You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

²⁸But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

²⁹And if thy right eye scandalize thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee. For it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than thy whole body be cast into hell.

³⁰And if thy right hand scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than that thy whole body go into hell.

³¹And it hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

³²But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, excepting the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

³³Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, thou shalt not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord.

³⁴But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven for it is the throne of God:

³⁵Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king:

³⁶Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

³⁷But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil.

³⁸You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

³⁹But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:

⁴⁰And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.

⁴¹And whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two.

⁴²Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away.

⁴³You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thy enemy.

⁴⁴But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

⁴⁵That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.

⁴⁶For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this?

⁴⁷And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this?

⁴⁸Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

Chapter 6

Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.

²Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

³But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.

⁴That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

⁵And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

⁶But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

⁷And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard.

⁸Be not you therefore like to them for your Father knoweth what is needful for you, before you ask him.

⁹Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

¹⁰Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

¹¹Give us this day our supersubstantial bread.

¹²And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

¹³And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

¹⁴For if you will forgive men their offences,…