27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not

commit adultery. 28 But I say to you, that every one who looks on a woman, to lust after her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye causes thee to sin, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand causes thee to sin, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body go away into hell. 31 And it was said, Whoever puts away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce. 32 But I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except for the cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries her when put away, commits adultery.

33 Again ye have heard, that it was said to those of old, Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths. 34 But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, because it is God's throne; 35 nor by the earth, because it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shalt thou swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your word be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay; and that which is more than these is from the evil one.

38 Ye have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. 39 But I say to you, that ye resist not the evil man; but whoever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man wishes to go to law with thee, and take thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. " And whoever shall impress thee to go one mile, go with him two.

"Give to him that asks thee, and from him that wishes to borrow of thee turn not away.

43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy. "But I . say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you; 5 that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on evil men and good, and sends rain on righteous and unrighteous. 46 For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the Gentiles the same? 48 Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

VI. 'Take heed that ye do not your righteous

ness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

* When therefore thou doest alms, do not sound 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 to you, they have received their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand is doing; that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will recompense thee.

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily I say to you, they have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who sees in secret will recompensa thee.

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore like them; for your Father knows what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Do ye therefore pray after this manner: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.d 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 And when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they have received their reward. "But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; 18 that thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret will recompense thee.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal. 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. 21 For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

22 The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore

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thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light; 2" but if thine eye be evil, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great the darkness! 24 No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye can not serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? 26 Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not ye of much more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his age? 28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor spin; 2" and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. 30 And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewith shall we be clothed? 32 For after all these do the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these. 33 But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these shall be added to you. 34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will have its own anxiety. Sufficient for the day is its evil. VII. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be

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measured to you. And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye;. and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? 5 Hypocrite! cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and rend you.

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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there of you, who if his son shall ask a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he shall ask a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

12 All things therefore whatever ye wish that men should do to you, so do ye also to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter ye in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate, and broad the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it. 14 a Because narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leads to life, and few are they who find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps' clothing, but within are ravening wolves. 16 From their fruits ye will know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? "So

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