Matthew 5:27–48

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.