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¹When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,[ † ]Matthew 14:23Matthew 15:29Matthew 17:1Mark 3:13Luke 6:17Luke 9:28John 6:3-15 ²and He began to teach them, saying:[ † ]Matthew 7:29Mark 10:1Mark 12:35John 8:2

¹¹Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.[ † ]Luke 6:221 Peter 4:14 ¹²Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.[ † ]Luke 6:23Acts 5:411 Peter 4:13-142 Chronicles 36:16Nehemiah 9:26Matthew 23:37Acts 7:521 Thessalonians 2:15Hebrews 11:35-37James 5:10

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.[ † ]Mark 9:50Luke 14:34

¹⁴You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.[ † ]Proverbs 4:18John 8:12Philippians 2:15 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.[ † ]Mark 4:21Luke 8:16Philippians 2:15 ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.[ † ]1 Peter 2:12John 15:81 Corinthians 14:25

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.[ † ]Romans 10:4 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.[ † ]Matthew 24:35Luke 16:17

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.[ † ]James 2:10 ²⁰For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.[ † ]Romans 10:3

²¹You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’[ † ]Exodus 20:13Deuteronomy 5:17 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.[ † ]1 John 3:15James 2:20James 3:6

²³So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,[ † ]Matthew 8:4 ²⁴leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.[ † ]Job 42:81 Timothy 2:81 Peter 3:7

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.[ † ]Proverbs 25:8Luke 12:58-59Psalms 32:6Isaiah 55:6 ²⁶Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

²⁷You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’[ † ]Exodus 20:14Deuteronomy 5:18 ²⁸But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.[ † ]2 Samuel 11:2-5Job 31:1Proverbs 6:25Matthew 15:19James 1:14-15 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.[ † ]Mark 9:43Colossians 3:5 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.

³¹It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[ † ]Deuteronomy 24:1Jeremiah 3:1Mark 10:2 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.[ † ]Matthew 19:9Mark 10:11Luke 16:18Romans 7:31 Corinthians 7:11

³³Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’[ † ]Matthew 23:16Exodus 20:7Leviticus 19:12Numbers 30:2Deuteronomy 23:23 ³⁴But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;[ † ]Matthew 23:16James 5:12Isaiah 66:1 ³⁵or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.[ † ]Psalms 48:2Matthew 5:2-19Matthew 6:10 ³⁶Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. ³⁷Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.[ † ]Colossians 4:6James 5:12

³⁸You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’[ † ]Exodus 21:24Leviticus 24:20Deuteronomy 19:21 ³⁹But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;[ † ]Proverbs 20:22Luke 6:29Romans 12:171 Corinthians 6:71 Peter 3:9Isaiah 50:6Lamentations 3:30 ⁴⁰if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; ⁴¹and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.[ † ]Matthew 27:32 ⁴²Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.[ † ]Deuteronomy 15:7-11Luke 6:30-341 Timothy 6:18

⁴³You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’[ † ]Leviticus 19:18Deuteronomy 23:3-6Psalms 41:10 ⁴⁴But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,[ † ]Luke 6:27Romans 12:14Romans 12:20Luke 23:34Acts 7:601 Corinthians 4:121 Peter 2:23 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.[ † ]Job 25:3Psalms 65:9-13Luke 12:16-17Acts 14:17 ⁴⁶If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?[ † ]Luke 6:32 ⁴⁷And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?

⁴⁸Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[ † ]Genesis 17:1Leviticus 11:44Leviticus 19:2Luke 6:36Colossians 1:28Colossians 4:12James 1:41 Peter 1:15Ephesians 5:1