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37s“But let 14your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
Go the Second Mile
(Luke 6:29–31)
38“You have heard that it was said, t‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
39u“But I tell you not to resist an evil person. vBut whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
40“If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.
41“And whoever wcompels you to go one mile, go with him two.
42“Give to him who asks you, and xfrom him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
Love Your Enemies
(Luke 6:27, 28, 32–36)
43“You have heard that it was said, y‘You shall love your neighbor zand hate your enemy.’
4415“But I say to you, alove your enemies, bless those who curse you, bdo good to those who hate you, and pray cfor those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
45“that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for dHe makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46e“For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
47“And if you greet your 16brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the 17tax collectors do so?
48f“Therefore you shall be perfect, just gas your Father in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 6
Do Good to Please God
1“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2“Therefore, awhen you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
3“But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4“that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret bwill Himself reward you 1openly.
The Model Prayer
(Luke 11:2–4)
5“And when you pray, you shall not be like the 2hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
6“But you, when you pray, cgo into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you 3openly.
7“And when you pray, ddo not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. eFor they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father fknows the things you have need of before you ask Him.
9“In this gmanner, therefore, pray:
hOur Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your iname.
10Your kingdom come.
j Your will be done
On earth kas it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our ldaily bread.
12And mforgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13n And do not lead us into temptation,
But odeliver us from the evil one.
4For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14p“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15“But qif you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Fasting to Be Seen Only by God
16“Moreover, rwhen you fast, do not be like the 5hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
17“But you, when you fast, sanoint your head and wash your face,
18“so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you 6openly.
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
(Luke 12:33, 34)
19t“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
20u“but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The Lamp of the Body
(Luke 11:34–36)
22v“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is 7good, your whole body will be full of light.
23“But if your eye is 8bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24w“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. xYou cannot serve God and 9mammon.
Do Not Worry
(Luke 12:22–31)
25“Therefore I say to you, ydo not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26z“Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
27“Which of you by worrying can add one 10cubit to his 11stature?
28“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
29“and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not 12arrayed like one of these.
30“Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32“For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33“But aseek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 7
Do Not Judge
(Luke 6:37–42)
1“Judge1 anot, that you be not judged.
2“For with what 2judgment you judge, you will be judged; band with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
3c“And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
4“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye?
5“Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6d“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking
(Luke 11:9–13)
7e“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8“For feveryone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9g“Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10“Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11“If you then, hbeing evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
12“Therefore, iwhatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for jthis is the Law and the Prophets.
The Nar
row Way
(Luke 13:24)
13k“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
143“Because narrow is the gate and 4difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
(Matt. 12:33; Luke 6:43–45)
15l“Beware of false prophets, mwho come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16n“You will know them by their fruits. oDo men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
17“Even so, pevery good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
19q“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20“Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
I Never Knew You
(Luke 6:46; 13:26, 27)
21“Not everyone who says to Me, r‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who sdoes the will of My Father in heaven.
22“Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we tnot prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
23“And uthen I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; vdepart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Build on the Rock
(Luke 6:47–49)
24“Therefore wwhoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25“and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
27“and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
28And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that xthe people were astonished at His teaching,
29yfor He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Matthew 8
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
(Mark 1:40–45; Luke 5:12–16)
1When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.
2aAnd behold, a leper came and bworshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy cwas cleansed.
4And Jesus said to him, d“See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that eMoses fcommanded, as a testimony to them.”
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant
(Luke 7:1–10)
5gNow when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a hcenturion came to Him, pleading with Him,
6saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”
7And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
8The centurion answered and said, “Lord, iI am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only jspeak a word, and my servant will be healed.
9“For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
11“And I say to you that kmany will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12“But lthe sons of the kingdom mwill be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.
Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed
(Mark 1:29–31; Luke 4:38, 39)
14nNow when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw ohis wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
15So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served 1them.
Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset
(Mark 1:32–34; Luke 4:40, 41)
16pWhen evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,
17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
q“He Himself took our infirmities
And bore our sicknesses.”
The Cost of Discipleship
(Luke 9:57–62)
18And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side.
19rThen a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
21sThen another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, tlet me first go and bury my father.”
22But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Wind and Wave Obey Jesus
(Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)
23Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.
24uAnd suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.
25Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then vHe arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
27So the men marveled, saying, 2“Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Two Demon-Possessed Men Healed
(Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)
28wWhen He had come to the other side, to the country of the 3Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.
29And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
30Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding.
31So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, 4permit us to go away into the herd of swine.”
32And He said to them, “Go.” So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.
33Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
34And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, xthey begged Him to depart from their region.
Matthew 9
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic
(Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26)
1So He got into a boat, crossed over, aand came to His own city.
2bThen behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. cWhen Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4But Jesus, dknowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
5“For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?
6“But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
7And he arose and departed to his house.
8Now when the multitudes saw
it, they emarveled1 and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Matthew the Tax Collector
(Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27–32)
9fAs Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
10gNow it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.
11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with htax collectors and isinners?”
12When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
13“But go and learn what this means: j‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, kbut sinners, 2to repentance.”
Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting
(Mark 2:18–22; Luke 5:33–39)
14Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, l“Why do we and the Pharisees fast 3often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
15And Jesus said to them, “Can mthe 4friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and nthen they will fast.
16“No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for 5the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
17“Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins 6break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed
(Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56)
18oWhile He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.”
19So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His pdisciples.
20qAnd suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and rtouched the hem of His garment.
21For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.”
22But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; syour faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.