Matthew 5:13–20

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.