he said, "I will give you all that if you will fall down and worship me."

Now [when he] heard that John {had been arrested}, he withdrew into Galilee.

and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim,

in order that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death -- light arose to them.'

From that time [on], Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near."

And as He was going on from that point, He saw two others, brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets in order; and He called them.

And his fame went out into the whole of Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

And there followed him a great number of people from Galilee, and from the ten cities, and from Jerusalem, and from Jewry, and from the regions that lie beyond Jordan.

Blessed are they, that are of an humble spirit, for of such is the kingdom of the Messias.

Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are they that mourn: because they shall be comforted.

Happy are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness'sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

You will be blessed when people speak against you and harm you and say bad things about you that are untrue, because of [your devotion to] me.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes insipid, what can make it salt again? After that it is fit for nothing, fit only to be thrown outside and trodden by the feet of men.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill, cannot be hid,

neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth all them that are in the house.

In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

"Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have not come to destroy [them] but to fulfill [them].

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

For I say to you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.

"You have heard that it was said to the {people of old}, 'Do not commit murder,' and 'whoever commits murder will be subject to judgment.'

But I say to you that everyone who is angry at his brother will be subject to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, 'Stupid fool!' will be subject to the council, and whoever says, 'Obstinate fool!' will be subject to fiery hell.

Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

[stop right there]; leave your gift at the Altar and [immediately] go to that brother and settle the matter first, before returning to offer your gift.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest that adversary deliver ye to the judge, and the judge deliver ye to the minister, and then thou be cast into prison.

verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

And if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your members be destroyed than your whole body be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your limbs be destroyed than your whole body go into hell.

'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for a matter of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

"Again you have heard that it was said to the {people of old}, 'Do not swear falsely, but fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

I, however, say to you that you must not swear at all, either by Heaven, since that is God's throne,

nor yet by the earth; for it is His footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of that great King:

But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than these is from evil.

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other.

and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.

To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.'

But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;

in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.

For if you practice loving only those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even the tax-collectors practice that?

And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing that is remarkable? Do not the Gentiles also do the same?

Take heed to your alms, that ye give it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be seen of them: or else ye get no reward of your father which is in heaven.

Therefore whenever you practice charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet in front of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand [and] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

"But [when you] pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;

Give us to-day the bread that we shall need;

"Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

so that you will not be seen by people as fasting, but to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

for wherever [you store] your valuables, that is where your heart [i.e., your real concern] will be also.

but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!

"For this [reason] I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, and not for your body, what you will wear. Is your life not more than food and your body [more than] clothing?

Consider the birds of the sky, that they do not sow or reap or gather [produce] into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they [are]?

Are ye not much better than they? And which of you by taking thought can add to his age the smallest measure?

And as for rayment, why should that give you pain? consider the lillies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.

but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.

And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe -- not much more you, O ye of little faith?

for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

"Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

For exactly as you criticize others, you will be criticized, and in accordance with the measure that you give to others, it will be measured back to you.

And why do you see the speck [that is] in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam of wood in your [own] eye?

How can you say to your brother, 'Let me get that tiny speck out of your eye,' while all the time there is a girder in your own?

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

is there any of you that would offer his son a stone when he ask'd for bread?

If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?

Therefore [in] all [things], whatever you want that people should do to you, thus also you do to them. For this is the law and the prophets.

"Enter through the narrow gate, because broad [is] the gate and spacious [is] the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,

because narrow [is] the gate and constricted [is] the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!

"Beware of the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.

Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Hence it is by the fruit of their lives that you will know such men.

Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?'

And then will I knowledge unto them, that I never knew them: 'Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.'

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not collapse, because its foundation was laid on the rock.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and its fall was great."

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

And the centurion answered [and] said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed.

For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say 'Go,' and he goes, to another 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this or that,' and he does it."

When Jesus heard that, he marveled, and said to them that followed him, "Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith: no, not in Israel.

But I say to you that many will come from east and west and {be seated at the banquet} with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!"

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go, as you have believed it will be done for you." And the slave was healed at that hour.

And when the evening was come, they brought to him many possessed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill;

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, "He himself took away our sicknesses, and carried away our diseases."