Matthew 5

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Seeing the crowds, he went onto the mountain. And when he was seated his disciples came to him.	1 When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them:	2 He began to teach them, saying:
3 How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.	3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are the gentle: they shal have the earth as inheritance.	4 Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are those who mourn: they shal be comforted.	5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they shal have their fil .	6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
7 Blessed are the merciful: they shal have mercy shown them.	7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: they shal see God.	8 Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: they shal be recognised as children of God.	9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.	10 Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 'Blessed are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak al kinds of calumny againstyou falsely on my account.	11 Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you (falsely) because of me.
12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven; this is how they persecuted the prophetsbefore you.	12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 'You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, what can make it salty again? It is good fornothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled under people's feet.	13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 'You are light for the world. A city built on a hil -top cannot be hidden.	14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
15 No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone inthe house.	15 Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.
16 In the same way your light must shine in people's sight, so that, seeing your good works, they maygive praise to your Father in heaven.	16 Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.
17 'Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but tocomplete them.	17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
18 In truth I tell you, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, is to disappear fromthe Law until al its purpose is achieved.	18 Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.
19 Therefore, anyone who infringes even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others todo the same wil be considered the least in the kingdom of Heaven; but the person who keeps them and teachesthem wil be considered great in the kingdom of Heaven.	19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
20 'For I tell you, if your uprightness does not surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, you wil neverget into the kingdom of Heaven.	20 I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 'You have heard how it was said to our ancestors, You shal not kil ; and if anyone does kil he mustanswer for it before the court.	21 "You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.'
22 But I say this to you, anyone who is angry with a brother wil answer for it before the court; anyone whocal s a brother "Fool" wil answer for it before the Sanhedrin; and anyone who cal s him "Traitor" wil answer for it in hel fire.	22 But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, 'Raqa,' will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, 'You fool,' will be liable to fiery Gehenna.
23 So then, if you are bringing your offering to the altar and there remember that your brother hassomething against you,	23 Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you,
24 leave your offering there before the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother first, and then comeback and present your offering.	24 leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
25 Come to terms with your opponent in good time while you are stil on the way to the court with him, orhe may hand you over to the judge and the judge to the officer, and you wil be thrown into prison.	25 Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.
26 In truth I tell you, you wil not get out til you have paid the last penny.	26 Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.
27 'You have heard how it was said, You shall not commit adultery.	27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
28 But I say this to you, if a man looks at a woman lustfully, he has already committed adultery with her inhis heart.	28 But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 If your right eye should be your downfal , tear it out and throw it away; for it wil do you less harm tolose one part of yourself than to have your whole body thrown into hell.	29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
30 And if your right hand should be your downfall, cut it off and throw it away; for it wil do you less harmto lose one part of yourself than to have your whole body go to hel .	30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.
31 'It has also been said, Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a writ of dismissal.	31 "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.'
32 But I say this to you, everyone who divorces his wife, except for the case of an il icit marriage, makesher an adulteress; and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.	32 But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 'Again, you have heard how it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but must fulfilyour oaths to the Lord.	33 "Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.'
34 But I say this to you, do not swear at al , either by heaven, since that is God's throne;	34 But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God's throne;
35 or by earth, since that is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great King.	35 nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36 Do not swear by your own head either, since you cannot turn a single hair white or black.	36 Do not swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
37 All you need say is "Yes" if you mean yes, "No" if you mean no; anything more than this comes from the Evil One.	37 Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No.' Anything more is from the evil one.
38 'You have heard how it was said: Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.	38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
39 But I say this to you: offer no resistance to the wicked. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the rightcheek, offer him the other as wel ;	39 But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on (your) right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
40 if someone wishes to go to law with you to get your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.	40 If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well.
41 And if anyone requires you to go one mile, go two miles with him.	41 Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.
42 Give to anyone who asks you, and if anyone wants to borrow, do not turn away.	42 Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.
43 'You have heard how it was said, You wil love your neighbour and hate your enemy.	43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
44 But I say this to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you;	44 But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the bad as wellas the good, and sends down rain to fal on the upright and the wicked alike.	45 that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even the tax col ectors do asmuch?	46 For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same?
47 And if you save your greetings for your brothers, are you doing anything exceptional?	47 And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same?
48 Do not even the gentiles do as much? You must therefore be perfect, just as your heavenly Father isperfect.'	48 So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.