The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Matthew 05
1 Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto
the mountain. When he had sat down, his
disciples came to him.
2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.*
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.*
5 Blessed are the gentle,
for they shall inherit the earth.†*
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they
shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted
for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the
Kingdom of Heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people reproach you,
persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against
you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for
great is your reward in heaven. For that
is how they persecuted the prophets who
were before you.
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if the
salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be
salted? It is then good for nothing, but to
be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city
located on a hill can’t be hidden.
15 Neither do you light a lamp and put it
under a measuring basket, but on a stand;
and it shines to all who are in the house.
16 Even so, let your light shine before
men, that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
17 “Don’t think that I came to destroy
the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to
destroy, but to fulfill.
18 For most certainly, I tell you, until
heaven and earth pass away, not even one
smallest letter‡ or one tiny pen stroke§
shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
19 Therefore, whoever shall break one
of these least commandments and teach
others to do so, shall be called least in the
Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do
and teach them shall be called great in the
Kingdom of Heaven.
20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness
exceeds that of the scribes and
Pharisees, there is no way you will enter
into the Kingdom of Heaven.
21 “You have heard that it was said to the
ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’* and
‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the
judgment.’
22 But I tell you that everyone who is
angry with his brother without a cause †
will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever
says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ ‡ will be
in danger of the council. Whoever says,
‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.§
23 “If therefore you are offering your gift
at the altar, and there remember that your
brother has anything against you,
24 leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way. First be reconciled to
your brother, and then come and offer
your gift.
25 Agree with your adversary quickly
while you are with him on the way; lest
perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the
judge, and the judge deliver you to the
officer, and you be cast into prison.
26 Most certainly I tell you, you shall by
no means get out of there until you have
paid the last penny.†
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‡ ‘You
shall not commit adultery;’*
28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes
at a woman to lust after her has committed
adultery with her already in his heart.
29 If your right eye causes youto stumble,
pluck it out and throw it away from you.
For it is more profitable for you that one of
your members should perish than for your
whole body to be cast into Gehenna.§
30 If your right hand causes you to stumble,
cut it off, and throw it away from you.
For it is more profitable for you that one
of your members should perish, than for
your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.†
31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put
away his wife, let him give her a writing of
divorce,’*
32 but I tell you that whoever puts away
his wife, except for the cause of sexual
immorality, makes her an adulteress; and
whoevermarriesher whenshe isput away
commits adultery.
33 “Again you have heard that it was said
to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not make
false vows, but shall perform to the Lord
your vows,’*
34 but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither
by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool
of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the
city of the great King.
36 Neither shall you swear by your head,
for youcan’tmake onehair white orblack.
37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’
be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of
the evil one.
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An
eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’*
39 But I tell you, don’t resist him who is
evil; but whoever strikes you on your right
cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 If anyone sues you to take away your
coat, let him have your cloak also.
41 Whoever compels you to go one mile,
go with him two.
42 Give to him who asks you, and don’t
turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You
shall love your neighbor * and hate your
enemy.’‡
44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless
those who curse you, do good to those who
hate you, and pray for those who mistreat
you and persecute you,
45 that you may be children of your Father
who is in heaven. For he makes his
sun to rise on the evil and the good, and
sends rain on the just and the unjust.
46 For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have? Don’t even the
tax collectors do the same?
47 If you only greet your friends, what
more do you do than others? Don’t even
the tax collectors§ do the same?
48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as
your Father in heaven is perfect.