Matthew 5–7

The Beatitudes

Luke 6:20–26

5And seeing the multitudes, ^aHe went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. ²Then He opened His mouth and ^btaught them, saying:

³“Blessed ^care the poor in spirit,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

^4dBlessed are those who mourn,

For they shall be comforted.

^5eBlessed are the meek,

For ^fthey shall inherit the ¹earth.

⁶Blessed are those who ^ghunger and thirst for righteousness,

^hFor they shall be filled.

⁷Blessed are the merciful,

ⁱFor they shall obtain mercy.

^8jBlessed are the pure in heart,

For ^kthey shall see God.

⁹Blessed are the peacemakers,

For they shall be called sons of God.

^10lBlessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

^11m“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of ⁿevil against you falsely for My sake. ^12oRejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for ^pso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The Similitudes

¹³“You are the salt of the earth; ^qbut if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

^14r“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Nor do they ^slight a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, ^tthat they may see your good works and ^uglorify your Father in heaven.

Jesus Fulfills the Law

^17v“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. ¹⁸For assuredly, I say to you, ^wtill heaven and earth pass away, one ²jot or one ³tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. ^19xWhoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds ^ythe righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Murder

²¹“You have heard that it was said to those ⁴of old, ^z‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ ²²But I say to you that ^awhoever is angry with his brother ⁵without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ^b‘Raca!’ ⁶shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ⁷‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of ⁸hell fire. ²³Therefore ^cif you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, ^24dleave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. ^25eAgree with your adversary quickly, ^fwhile you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. ²⁶Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.

Adultery

²⁷“You have heard that it was said ⁹to those of old, ^g‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸But I say to you that whoever ^hlooks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ⁱIf your right eye causes you to ¹sin, ^jpluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. ³⁰And if your right hand causes you to ²sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

Divorce

³¹“Furthermore it has been said, ^k‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ³²But I say to you that ^lwhoever divorces his wife for any reason except ³sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

Oaths

³³“Again you have heard that ^mit was said to those of ⁴old, ⁿ‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^oshall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^pdo not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is ^qGod’s throne; ³⁵nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of ^rthe great King. ³⁶Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. ^37sBut let ⁵your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

Retaliation

³⁸“You have heard that it was said, ^t‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ^39uBut I tell you not to resist an evil person. ^vBut whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. ⁴⁰If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. ⁴¹And whoever ^wcompels you to go one mile, go with him two. ⁴²Give to him who asks you, and ^xfrom him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Love

Luke 6:27, 32

⁴³“You have heard that it was said, ^y‘You shall love your neighbor ^zand hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴⁶But I say to you, ^alove your enemies, bless those who curse you, ^bdo good to those who hate you, and pray ^cfor those who spitefully use you and persecute you, ⁴⁵that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for ^dHe makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ^46eFor if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷And if you greet your ⁷brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the ⁸tax collectors do so? ^48fTherefore you shall be perfect, just ^gas your Father in heaven is perfect.

Charitable Deeds

6“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. ²Therefore, ^awhen you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. ³But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, ⁴that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret ^bwill Himself reward you ¹openly.

Prayer

Mt. 6:9–13

⁵“And when you pray, you shall not be like the ²hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. ⁶But you, when you pray, ^cgo into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you ³openly. ⁷And when you pray, ^ddo not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. ^eFor they think that they will be heard for their many words.

⁸“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father ^fknows the things you have need of before you ask Him. ⁹In this ^gmanner, therefore, pray:

^hOur Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your ⁱname.

¹⁰Your kingdom come.

^jYour will be done

On earth ^kas it is in heaven.

¹¹Give us this day our ^ldaily bread.

¹²And ^mforgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors.

¹³ⁿ And do not lead us into temptation,

But ^odeliver us from the evil one.

⁴For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

^14p“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵But ^qif you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Fasting

¹⁶“Moreover, ^rwhen you fast, do not be like the ⁵hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. ¹⁷But you, when you fast, ^sanoint your head and wash your face, ¹⁸so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you ⁶openly.

Wealth

Luke 11:34–36; 12:22–34

^19t“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; ^20ubut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

^22v “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is ⁷good, your whole body will be full of light. ²³But if your eye is ⁸bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

^24w“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. ^xYou cannot serve God and ⁹mammon.

²⁵“Therefore I say to you, ^ydo not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? ^26zLook at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷Which of you by worrying can add one ¹cubit to his ²stature?

²⁸“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; ²⁹and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not ³arrayed like one of these. ³⁰Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

³¹“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³²For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³But ^aseek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ³⁴Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Judging

Luke 6:37–42

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