Matthew 4–12

4Then was ^aJesus led up of ^bthe Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. ²And when he had fasted ^cforty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. ³And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be ^ccthe Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. ⁴But he answered and said, It is written, ^dMan shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. ^5eThen the devil taketh him up into ^fthe holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, ⁶And saith unto him, If thou be ^ccthe Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, ^gHe shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. ⁷Jesus said unto him, It is written again, ^hThou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. ⁸ⁱAgain, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; ⁹And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. ¹⁰Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, ^kSatan: for it is written, ^lThou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. ¹¹Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, ^mangels came and ministered unto him.

^12*Now when Jesus had heard that ⁿJohn was ^||cast into prison, ^ohe departed into Galilee; ¹³And leaving ^pNazareth, he came and dwelt in ^oCapernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: ^14*That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, ^15qThe land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by ^rthe way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of ^rthe Gentiles; ¹⁶The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

^17sFrom that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, ^tRepent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ^18uAnd Jesus, walking by ^vthe sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon ^wcalled Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. ¹⁹And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. ²⁰And they straightway ^xleft their nets, and 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 immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

²³And Jesus went about all Galilee, ^yteaching in their synagogues, and preaching ^zthe gospel of the kingdom, and ^ahealing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. ²⁴And his fame went throughout all ^aaSyria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and ^btorments, and those which were ^cpossessed with devils, and those which were ^dlunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. ^25eAnd there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from ^fDecapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

5And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a ^amountain: and when he was ^aaset, his disciples came unto him: ²And he ^bopened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

^3cBlessed are ^dthe poor in spirit: for ^etheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴Blessed are ^fthey that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

⁵Blessed are ^gthe meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

⁶Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: ^hfor they shall be filled.

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

⁸Blessed are ^kthe pure in heart: for ^lthey shall see God.

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

¹⁰Blessed are ^mthey which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you ^†falsely, for my sake.

¹²ⁿRejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for ^oso persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

¹³Ye are the salt of the earth: ^pbut if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. ^14qYe are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. ¹⁵Neither do men ^rlight a candle, and put it under ^||a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, ^sthat they may see your good works, and ^stglorify your Father which is in heaven.

^17uThink not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. ¹⁸For verily I say unto you, ^xTill heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. ^19yWhosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed ^zthe righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²¹Ye have heard that it was said ^||by them of old time, ^aThou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: ²²But I say unto you, That ^bwhosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, ^||Raca, shall be in danger of ^cthe council: but whosoever shall say, Thou ^dfool, shall be in danger of ^ehell fire. ²³Therefore if thou bring ^fthy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; ²⁴Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. ^25gAgree with thine adversary quickly, ^hwhiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the ⁱofficer, and thou be cast into prison. ²⁶Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. ²⁷Ye have heard that it was said ^jby them of old time, ^kThou shalt not commit adultery: ²⁸But I say unto you, That whosoever ^llooketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. ^29mAnd if thy right eye ^||offend thee, ⁿpluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into ^ehell. ^30oAnd if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into ^ehell. ³¹It hath been said, ^pWhosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: ³²But I say unto you, That ^qwhosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

³³Again, ye have heard that it hath been said ^jby them of old time, ^rThou shalt not forswear thyself, but ^sshalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: ³⁴But I say unto you, ^tSwear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is ^uGod’s throne: ³⁵Nor by the earth; for it is ^xhis footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is ^ythe city of the great King. ³⁶Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. ^37zBut let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

³⁸Ye have heard that it hath been said, ^aAn eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: ^39bBut I say unto you, ^cThat ye resist not evil: but ^dwhosoever shall ^ddsmite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. ⁴¹And whosoever shall ^ecompel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. ^42fGive to him that asketh thee, and ^gfrom him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

⁴³Ye have heard that it hath been said, ^hThou shalt love thy neighbour, and ⁱhate thine enemy. ⁴⁴But I say unto you, ^jLove your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and ^kpray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; ⁴⁵That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for ^lhe maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. ^46mFor if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even ^mmthe publicans the same? ⁴⁷And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even ^mmthe publicans so? ⁴⁸ⁿBe ye therefore perfect, even ^oas your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

6Take heed that ye do not your ^||alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward ^||of your Father which is in heaven. ²Therefore when thou doest thine alms, ^||do not ^asound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, ^bThey ^chave their reward. ³But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: ⁴That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself ^dshall reward thee openly.

⁵And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, ^bThey have their reward. ⁶But thou, when thou prayest, ^eenter into thy ^fcloset, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret ^dshall reward thee openly. ⁷But when ye pray, ^guse not vain repetitions, as ^ggthe heathen do: for they think that they shall be…