B.
The decree of the kingdom's constitution
5:1—7:29
1.
Concerning the nature of the kingdom people
5:1-12
Matt. 5
:1
5:1
And when He saw the
acrowds, He
1went up to the
bmountain. And after He sat down, His
2disciples came to Him.
Matt. 5
:2
5:2
And aopening His mouth, He taught them, saying,
Matt. 5
:3
5:3
1Blessed are the
2apoor in
3spirit, for theirs is the
4bkingdom of the heavens.
Matt. 5
:4
5:4
Blessed are those who
1amourn, for they shall be
2bcomforted.
Matt. 5
:5
5:5
Blessed are the
1ameek, for they shall
2binherit the earth.
Matt. 5
:6
5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and
athirst for
1brighteousness, for they shall be
2csatisfied.
Matt. 5
:7
5:7
Blessed are the
1amerciful, for they shall be
2shown mercy.
Matt. 5
:8
5:8
Blessed are the
1apure in heart, for they shall
2bsee God.
Matt. 5
:9
5:9
Blessed are the
1apeacemakers, for they shall be called the
2bsons of God.
Matt. 5
:10
5:10
Blessed are those who are
1apersecuted for the sake of
brighteousness, for
2theirs is the
ckingdom of the heavens.
Matt. 5
:11
5:11
Blessed are you when they
1areproach and
bpersecute you, and while speaking lies, say every
cevil thing against you
2because of Me.
Matt. 5
:12
5:12
aRejoice and exult, for your
1breward is great in the heavens; for so they
cpersecuted the
2prophets who were before you.
2.
Concerning the influence of the kingdom people
5:13-16
Matt. 5
:13
5:13
1You are the
2asalt of the earth. But if the salt has become
3btasteless, with what shall it be salted? It is
cno longer good for anything except to be
4dcast out and
5trampled underfoot by men.
Matt. 5
:14
5:14
You are the
1alight of the world. It is impossible for a
2bcity situated upon a mountain to be hidden.
Matt. 5
:15
5:15
Nor do
men light a
alamp and place it under the
1bushel, but on the
2blampstand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
Matt. 5
:16
5:16
In the same way, let your light
ashine before men, so that they may see your
1bgood works and
2cglorify your
3Father who is in the heavens.
3.
Concerning the law of the kingdom people
5:17-48
Matt. 5
:17
5:17
1Do not think that I have come to abolish the
alaw or the prophets; I have not come to abolish, but to
2bfulfill.
Matt. 5
:18
5:18
For truly I say to you, Until
1aheaven and earth pass away, one
2iota or one
3serif shall by no means pass away from the law until all come to pass.
Matt. 5
:19
5:19
Therefore whoever annuls one of the
aleast of these
1commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called the
bleast in the
ckingdom of the heavens; but whoever practices and teaches
them, he shall be called
dgreat in the kingdom of the heavens.
Matt. 5
:20
5:20
For I say to you that unless your
1arighteousness surpasses that of the
2scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means
3benter into the kingdom of the heavens.
Matt. 5
:21
5:21
You have heard that it was said to the ancients,
a"You shall not murder, and whoever murders shall be liable to the
bjudgment.''
Matt. 5
:22
5:22
But 1I say to you that every one who is
2aangry with his
3brother shall be liable to the
4bjudgment. And whoever says to his brother,
5Raca, shall be liable to
the judgment of the
6cSanhedrin; and whoever says,
7Moreh, shall be liable to the
8dGehenna of fire.
Matt. 5
:23
5:23
Therefore if you are offering your
1agift at the
2baltar and there you remember that your
cbrother has
3something against you,
Matt. 5
:24
5:24
Leave your gift there before the altar, and
1first go and
2be areconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Matt. 5
:25
5:25
Be well disposed
1quickly toward your
2aopponent at law, while you are with him
3on the way, lest the opponent
4deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
Matt. 5
:26
5:26
Truly I say to you, You shall by no means
1come out from there until you
apay the last
2quadrans.
Matt. 5
:27
5:27
You have heard that it was said,
a"You shall not commit adultery.''
Matt. 5
:28
5:28
But I say to you that every one who
alooks at a woman in order to lust after her has already committed
badultery with her in his
1cheart.
Matt. 5
:29
5:29
So if your right
aeye stumbles you,
1pluck 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
2bGehenna.
Matt. 5
:30
5:30
And if your right
ahand stumbles you,
1cut 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 pass away into
bGehenna.
Matt. 5
:31
5:31
And it was said,
aWhoever 1divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.
Matt. 5
:32
5:32
But I say to you that
1every one who
adivorces his wife, except for the cause of
2fornication, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries her who has been divorced commits adultery.
Matt. 5
:33
5:33
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients,
1a"You shall not break an oath, but you shall
2brender to the Lord your oaths.''
Matt. 5
:34
5:34
But I tell you
anot to swear at all; neither by
1bheaven, because it is the throne of God;
Matt. 5
:35
5:35
Nor by the
aearth, because it is the footstool of His feet; nor unto Jerusalem, because it is the
bcity of the great King;
Matt. 5
:36
5:36
Neither shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.
Matt. 5
:37
5:37
But let your word be,
1aYes, yes; No, no; for anything more than these is
2of 3the bevil one.
Matt. 5
:38
5:38
You have heard that it was said,
a"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.''
Matt. 5
:39
5:39
But I tell you
anot to resist him who is evil; rather whoever
bslaps you on your right cheek,
1turn to him the other also.
Matt. 5
:40
5:40
And to him who wishes to
asue you and take your
1tunic, yield to him your cloak also;
Matt. 5
:41
5:41
And whoever compels you to go one
1mile, go with him two.
Matt. 5
:42
5:42
To him who asks of you,
1agive; and from him who wants to
bborrow from you, do not turn away.
Matt. 5
:43
5:43
You have heard that it was said,
a"You shall love your neighbor and hate your
benemy.''
Matt. 5
:44
5:44
But I say to you,
aLove your enemies, and
bpray for those who
cpersecute you,
Matt. 5
:45
5:45
So that you may become
1asons of your Father who is in the heavens, because He causes His sun to
brise on the evil and the good and
2sends crain on the just and the unjust.
Matt. 5
:46
5:46
For if you
alove those who love you, what
1reward do you have? Do not even the
2tax collectors do the same?
Matt. 5
:47
5:47
And if you greet only your brothers, what better thing are you doing? Do not even the
aGentiles do the same?
Matt. 5
:48
5:48
You therefore shall be
1aperfect bas your heavenly Father is perfect.
