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And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself down:
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou
dash thy foot against a stone.
“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw
Yourself down.
For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence,
Satan:
for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
“Away from Me,
Satan!” Jesus declared. “
For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
From that time Jesus began to
preach, and to say,
Repent:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
From that time on Jesus began to
preach, “
Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
And Jesus, walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea:
for they were fishers.
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of
Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea,
for they were
fishermen.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that
mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are those who
mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the
meek:
for they shall
inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
Blessed are those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
Blessed are the
merciful:
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the
merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who are
persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake.
Blessed are you when people
insult you,
persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Rejoice, and be exceeding
glad:
for great is your reward in heaven:
for so
persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Rejoice and be
glad, because great is your reward in heaven;
for in the same way they
persecuted the prophets before you.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good
for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be
trodden under foot of men.
You 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.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
For 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.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the
scribes and
Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the
scribes and
Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
And if thy right eye
offend thee,
pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
for it is profitable
for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into
hell.
If 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.
And if thy right hand
offend thee, cut if off, and cast it from thee:
for it is profitable
for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into
hell.
And 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.
But 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.
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but
fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
But I say unto you,
Swear not at all; neither by heaven;
for it is God’s throne:
But I tell you not to
swear at all: either by heaven,
for it is God’s throne;
Nor by the earth;
for it is his
footstool: neither by Jerusalem;
for it is the city of the great King.
or by the earth,
for it is His
footstool; or by Jerusalem,
for it is the city of the great King.
Neither shalt thou
swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Nor should you
swear by your head,
for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Simply let your ‘
Yes’ be ‘
Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray
for those who
persecute you,
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
that 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.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are:
for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
And when you pray, do not
babble on like pagans,
for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever.
Amen.
And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
For if ye
forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you:
For if you
forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you.
But if ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father
forgive your trespasses.
But if you do not
forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father
forgive yours.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a
sad countenance:
for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
When you fast, do not be
somber like the hypocrites,
for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
No man can serve two masters:
for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.
No one can serve two masters: Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought
for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet
for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment?
Therefore I tell you, do not
worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Behold the fowls of the air:
for they
sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Look at the birds of the air: They do not
sow or
reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
And why take ye thought
for raiment? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow; they
toil not, neither do they
spin:
And why do you
worry about clothes? Consider how the
lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or
spin.
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
For the Gentiles
strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Take therefore no thought
for the
morrow:
for the
morrow shall take thought
for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye
mete, it shall be measured to you again.
For with the same judgment you
pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Or if he asks
for a fish, will give him a
snake?
Therefore all things
whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them:
for this is the law and the prophets.
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Enter ye in at the strait gate:
for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in
thereat:
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not:
for it was founded upon a rock.
The rain fell, the torrents
raged, and the winds
blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes.
because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their
scribes.
And Jesus put
forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his
leprosy was
cleansed.
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his
leprosy was
cleansed.
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way,
shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
Then Jesus
instructed him, “See that you don’t tell
anyone. But go, show
yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
And Jesus said unto the
centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was
healed in the
selfsame hour.
Then Jesus said to the
centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done
for you.” And his servant was
healed at that very hour.
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good
cheer; thy sins be
forgiven thee.
Just then some men brought to Him a
paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the
paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are
forgiven.”
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are
forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the
palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins...” Then He said to the
paralytic, “Get up,
pick up your mat, and go home.”
And as Jesus passed
forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the
receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax
booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice:
for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
No one sews a
patch of
unshrunk cloth on an old garment.
For the
patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse
tear will result.
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem of his garment:
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from
bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the
fringe of His
cloak.
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
She said to herself, “If only I touch His
cloak, I will be
healed.”
He said unto them, Give place:
for the
maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they
laughed him to
scorn.
“Go away,” He told them. “The
girl is not dead, but
asleep.” And they
laughed at Him.
But when the people were put
forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the
maid arose.
After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the
girl by the hand, and she got up.
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because they
fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no
shepherd.
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with
compassion for them, because they were
harassed and helpless, like sheep without a
shepherd.
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
These twelve Jesus sent
forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the
Samaritans enter ye not:
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go
onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the
Samaritans.
Nor
scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither
shoes, nor yet
staves:
for the
workman is worthy of his meat.
Take no
bag for the road, or second
tunic, or
sandals, or staff;
for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for the land of
Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than
for that city.
Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable
for Sodom and
Gomorrah on the day of judgment than
for that town.
Behold, I send you
forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and
harmless as doves.
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among
wolves; therefore be as
shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
But
beware of men:
for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will
scourge you in their synagogues;
But
beware of men;
for they will hand you over to their councils and
flog you in their synagogues.
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
But when they hand you over, do not
worry about how to
respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
And ye shall be
hated of all men
for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
You will be
hated by
everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
But when they
persecute you in this city,
flee ye into another:
for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
When they
persecute you in one town,
flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
It is enough
for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house
Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Fear them not therefore:
for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and
hid, that shall not be known.
So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
Are not two sparrows sold
for a
farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Are not two sparrows sold
for a
penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
For I am come to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life
for My sake will find it.
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
But what went ye out
for to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
But what went ye out
for to see? A prophet?
yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
What then did you go out to see? A prophet?
Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My
messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
For all the prophets and the law
prophesied until John.
For all the Prophets and the Law
prophesied until John.
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the
Elijah who was to come.
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have
mourned unto you, and ye have not
lamented.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a
demon!’
Woe unto thee, Chorazin!
woe unto thee,
Bethsaida!
for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and
Sidon, they would have
repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes.
“
Woe to you, Chorazin!
Woe to you,
Bethsaida!
For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and
Sidon, they would have
repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes.
But I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon at the day of judgment, than
for you.
But I tell you, it will be more bearable
for Tyre and
Sidon on the day of judgment than
for you.
