Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside [and] trampled under foot by people.

You are the light of the world. A city located on top of a hill cannot be hidden,

Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

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.

"You have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You are not to commit murder,' and, "Whoever murders will be subject to punishment.'

If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,

{Settle the case quickly with your accuser} while you are with him on the way, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

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

But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

And do not swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

But I tell you, you are not to resist an injury: whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well;

But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.

For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing?

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

So you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is.

So whenever you do your deeds of charity, never blow your own horn in public, as the hypocrites are in the habit of doing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to be praised by the people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.

This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!

And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us.

"Moreover, when ye fast, be not sad as the hypocrites are: for they disfigure their faces, that they might be seen of men how they fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But [when] you are fasting, {put olive oil on your head} and wash your face

So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

But if your eye sees things wrongly, [then] your whole body [i.e., your entire life] will be full of darkness [i.e., will not be lived properly]. If therefore, the light you have is [really] darkness [i.e., if you are not seeing life properly], that darkness will be very great [i.e., you cannot possibly live properly].

"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.

"So I tell you, do not worry about [the material things of] your life, [such as] what you will eat or what you will drink, or about what you will wear on your body. There are more important things in life than food, and more important things about your body than the clothing you wear.

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 why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin,

So never worry and say, 'What are we going to have to eat? What are we going to have to drink? What are we going to have to wear?'

For the heathen are greedily pursuing all such things; and surely your heavenly Father well knows that you need them all.

"Do not then be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own anxieties. Enough for each day are its own troubles."

"You must never give the things that are sacred to dogs, and you must never throw your pearls before hogs, for fear they might trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

Therefore if you, [although you] are 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?

Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this the Law and the Prophets are summed up.

"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 false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.

You’ll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

"Not every one who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven.

and then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness.

the rain descends, the flood rushes on, the winds blow, and beat upon the house: down it falls, and wide are its ruins.

And behold, a leper approached [and] worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, saying, "I do want to; you are healed." And immediately his infectious skin disease was healed.

Then Jesus told him, "See, you are not to say a word to anybody; away and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, to notify men."

But the children who [are supposed to] belong to the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness where there will be crying and excruciating pain."

And a scribe came up and said to him, "Master, I will follow you wherever you are going!"

And they came [and] woke him, saying, "Lord, save [us]! We are perishing!"

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful, [you] of little faith?" Then he got up [and] rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm.

and they roar'd out, Jesus, thou son of God, what injury have we done you? are you come here to torment us before the time?

So the demons implored him, saying, "If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs."

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and [when] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven."

And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said, - To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?

For which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

To say, Thy sins are forgiven thee? Or to say, Arise and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the paralytic) Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.

And [when he] heard [it], he said, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}.

Go and learn what this [Scripture] means: ‘I desire compassion [for those in distress], and not [animal] sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call [to repentance] the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to change], but sinners [those who recognize their sin and actively seek forgiveness].”

Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees are keeping the fast, while your disciples are not keeping it?"

And Jesus said to them, "{The bridegroom's attendants} are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. {Otherwise} the wineskins burst and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved."

And this news spread throughout that whole area.

And when He had entered the house [i.e., probably a friend's house there in Capernaum. See 8:20], the blind men came in [after Him]. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do what you are asking?" They replied, "Yes, Lord."

But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout that whole area.

And as they are coming forth, lo, they brought to him a man dumb, a demoniac,

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest [is] plentiful, but the workers [are] few.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,

but go rather to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.

And [as you] are going, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near!'

Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

you are not to take gold or silver or coppers in your girdle,

And, as ye are coming into the house, salute it:

If [the family living in] the house is worthy [welcoming you and your message], give it your [blessing of] peace [that is, a blessing of well-being and prosperity, the favor of God]. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

And whoever does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet [as you] are going out of that house or [that] town.

But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father [who is] speaking through you.

And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.

But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

What I am saying to you in the darkness, tell ye in the light, - and, what whispered into the ear ye are hearing, proclaim ye on the housetops.

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground {without the knowledge and consent} of your Father.

And even the hairs of your head are all numbered!

Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

and the enemies of a man are those of his household.

[and] said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to [them].

And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.

Verily, I say to you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist until the present moment the kingdom of heaven has been continuously taken by storm, and those who take it by storm are seizing it as a precious prize.

and if you are willing to accept [it], he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.

"But to what can I compare the leaders of this age? They are like little children sitting in the market places and calling to their fellows in the game,

"if we play a merry tune, you are not for dancing; if we act a mournful part, you are not in the humour."

And now that the Son of Man has come, eating and drinking, they are saying 'Here is a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and outcasts!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."

Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.

And you, Capernaum, are you to be exalted to heaven? No, you belong to the regions of the dead! For if the wonder-works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today.