Matthew 5:27–48

Lust

^27h“You have heard that it was said, ⁱ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸But I say to you that ^jeveryone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ^29kIf your right eye ^lcauses you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into ^mhell. ^30kAnd if your right hand ^lcauses you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into ^mhell.

Divorce

^31h“It was also said, ⁿ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ^32oBut I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^pwhoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

³³“Again ^hyou have heard that it was said to those of old, ^q‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^rshall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^sDo not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^tit is the throne of God, ³⁵or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^uthe city of the great King. ³⁶And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^vanything more than this comes from evil.⁷

Retaliation

^38h“You have heard that it was said, ^y‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹But I say to you, ^zDo not resist the one who is evil. But ^aif anyone ^bslaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰And ^zif anyone would sue you and take your tunic,⁸ let him have your cloak as well. ⁴¹And if anyone ^cforces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. ^42dGive to the one who begs from you, and ^edo not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

Love Your Enemies

^43f“You have heard that it was said, ^g‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴But I say to you, ⁱLove your enemies and ^jpray for those who persecute you, ^45kso that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and ^lsends rain on the just and on the unjust. ^46mFor if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷And if you greet only your brothers,⁹ what more are you doing than others? Do not even ⁿthe Gentiles do the same? ^48oYou therefore must be ^pperfect, ^qas your heavenly Father is perfect.