Matthew · 48 verses

Matthew 5

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A slap, a lawsuit, and a forced mile become a strange little arithmetic: turn the cheek, add the cloak, and make the single mile two.

On the mountainvv. 1–16

Jesus goes up the mountain, sits down, and teaches the disciples. The blessings arrive in a procession of the poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek, the hungry, the merciful, the pure, the peacemakers, and the persecuted; then the teaching turns wonderfully domestic, with salt losing its savor and a lamp being put under a basket. A city on a hill, meanwhile, has no talent for hiding.

The Law, down to a hairvv. 17–37

Jesus says that the Law and the Prophets are not being abolished, not even by a jot or a stroke. He then carries the commandments inward: anger joins murder, a lustful look joins adultery, and a gift at the altar must wait while a quarrel is mended. The route from accusation to prison is brisk and administrative. At the subject of oaths, the grand procession of heaven, earth, and Jerusalem ends with the small fact that no one can alter the colour of a single hair.

The extra milevv. 38–48

The old measure of eye for eye and tooth for tooth is met by a sequence of extravagant non-resistance: the other cheek, the cloak after the tunic, and two miles in place of one. The teaching then stretches love past its usual neighbourhood. Enemies are to be loved, persecutors prayed for, and greetings not reserved for brothers; even tax collectors and Gentiles manage the ordinary version.

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Matt 5:1When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
Matt 5:2and He began to teach them, saying:
Matt 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Matt 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Matt 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Matt 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Matt 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Matt 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Matt 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Matt 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matt 5:13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
Matt 5:14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matt 5:15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Matt 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matt 5:17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Matt 5:18For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matt 5:19So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Matt 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Matt 5:23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Matt 5:24leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
Matt 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
Matt 5:26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Matt 5:27You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
Matt 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matt 5:29If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Matt 5:30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
Matt 5:31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
Matt 5:32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Matt 5:33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
Matt 5:34But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
Matt 5:35or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Matt 5:36Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Matt 5:37Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Matt 5:38You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
Matt 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
Matt 5:40if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
Matt 5:41and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
Matt 5:42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Matt 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Matt 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Matt 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matt 5:46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
Matt 5:47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
Matt 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.’’

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Where this is echoed

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16 1 Peter 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
3 Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
3 Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
13 Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
6 Psalms 107:9For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
6 John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
3 Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
13 Luke 14:34–35Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
16 Titus 2:7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
13 Mark 9:49–50For everyone will be salted with fire.
14 Philippians 2:15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
9 Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
16 John 15:8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
3 Proverbs 16:19It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
5 Psalms 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
14 John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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