But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;
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Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.
Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.
You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:
You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.
The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.
You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.
You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,
And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,
For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.
And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.
And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.
So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.
Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:
Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.
You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged: