¹ And^◦ seeing^◦ the crowds, He went·​·up into the mountain; and when He had sat·​·down, His disciples came to Him.

² And opening His mouth He taught them, saying,

³ Happy are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

⁴ Happy are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵ Happy are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

⁶ Happy are they who hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall be·​·satisfied.

⁷ Happy are the merciful, for they shall have·​·mercy.

⁸ Happy are the clean in heart, for they shall see God.

⁹ Happy are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.

¹⁰ Happy are they who are persecuted for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

¹¹ Happy are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say^◦ every wicked saying against you, telling·​·lies^◦, on account of Me.

¹² Leap·​·for·​·joy and rejoice, for your reward is much in the heavens; for^◦ so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹³ You are the salt of the earth; but^◦ if the salt become saltless^*, with what^◦ shall it be salted? After·​·that it is·​·of· no^▫ ·use^◦, except to be cast out^◦, and to be trampled by men.

¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city that is laid·​·out on a mountain cannot be hidden.

¹⁵ Neither do they light^◦ a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lampstand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

¹⁶ So let your light shine in·​·front·​·of men, so·​·that they may see^◦ your good^◦ works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

¹⁷ Do not suppose that I have come to undo the Law or the Prophets; I have not^◦ come to undo but to fulfill.

¹⁸ For^◦ amen I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass·​·away, one yodh^* or one^◦ little·​·horn shall not^▵ pass·​·away from the Law, till all things come·​·to·​·pass.

¹⁹ Therefore whoever shall loosen one^◦ of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but^◦ whoever shall do and teach them, he^◦ shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

²⁰ For^◦ I say to you that unless your justice shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not^▵ enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

²¹ You have heard that it was declared by the ancients, Thou shalt not murder^*; and^◦ whoever^◦ shall murder shall be subject to the judgment^*.

²² But^◦ I^◦ say to you that everyone who is·​·angry with his brother rashly shall be subject to the judgment; and^◦ whoever shall say^◦ to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to the council; and^◦ whoever shall say^◦, Thou fool, shall be subject to^◦ the gehenna^* of fire.

²³ If therefore thou offer thy gift on the altar, and·​·there rememberest that thy brother has anything against thee,

²⁴ leave there thy gift in·​·front·​·of the altar, and go·​·thy·​·way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come offer thy gift.

²⁵ Be of good·​·will with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him, lest the adversary deliver· thee ·up to the judge, and the judge deliver· thee ·up to the attendant, and thou be cast into prison.

²⁶ Amen I say unto thee, Thou shalt not^▵ come·​·out from·​·there until thou hast paid the last farthing^*.

²⁷ You have heard that it was declared to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit·​·adultery.^*

²⁸ But^◦ I^◦ say to you that everyone who looks at another woman^* to lust·​·after her has already committed·​·adultery with her in his heart.

²⁹ And^◦ if thy right eye cause· thee ·to·​·stumble, pluck· it ·out, and cast it from thee; for^◦ it·​·is·​·expedient for thee that^◦ one of thy members should perish, and not^◦ that thy whole body be cast into gehenna.

³⁰ And if thy right hand cause· thee ·to·​·stumble, cut· it ·off, and cast it from thee; for^◦ it·​·is·​·expedient for thee that^◦ one of thy members should perish, and not^◦ that thy whole body be cast into gehenna.

³¹ And^◦ it has been declared that whoever shall send·​·away his wife, let him give her a divorce.^*

³² But^◦ I^◦ say to you, Whoever shall send·​·away his wife, outside·​·of^◦ the reason^◦ of scortation, makes her commit·​·adultery; and whoever shall wed her who is sent·​·away commits·​·adultery.

³³ Again, you have heard that it has been declared to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear·​·falsely^*, but^◦ shalt render to the Lord thine oaths.

³⁴ But^◦ I^◦ say to you, Swear not^◦ at·​·all^◦; neither^◦ by^◦ the heaven, for it is the throne of God;

³⁵ nor by^◦ the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; neither^◦ by^◦ Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

³⁶ Neither^◦ shalt thou swear by^◦ thy head, because thou canst not make one^◦ hair white or black.

³⁷ But^◦ let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no; and^◦ whatever is beyond these is from^◦ evil^◦.

³⁸ You have heard that it has been declared, An eye for^▫ an eye, and a tooth for^▫ a tooth.^*

³⁹ But^◦ I^◦ say to you, Do not^◦ stand·​·against the wicked; but whoever^◦ shall hit^* thee on thy right cheek-bone, turn to him the other also.

⁴⁰ And if anyone wills to have· thee ·judged and take thy tunic, let· him ·have the cloak also.

⁴¹ And whoever^◦ shall compel thee to go one mile, go^◦ with him two.

⁴² Give to him who asks thee; and turn· not^◦ ·away him who wills to borrow from thee.

⁴³ You have heard that it has been declared, Thou shalt love thy neighbor^*, and shalt hate thine enemy.

⁴⁴ But^◦ I^◦ say to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do well to those who hate you, and pray for^▫ those who injure you and persecute you,

⁴⁵ so·​·that you may be^◦ sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for He makes His sun to rise^◦ on the wicked and the good, and sends·​·rain on the just and the unjust.

⁴⁶ For^◦ if you love those who love you, what^◦ reward do you have? Do not even the publicans do the same?

⁴⁷ And if you greet your brothers only, what^◦ do you do beyond others? Do not even the publicans do so?

⁴⁸ Be ye therefore perfect, just·​·as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.

¹ "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

² Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

³ You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

⁴ Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

⁵ I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

⁶ If a man doesn't remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

⁷ If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

⁸ "In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

⁹ Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.

¹⁰ If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and remain in his love.

¹¹ I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

¹² "This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

¹³ Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn't know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

¹⁶ You didn't choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

¹⁷ "I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

¹⁸ If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

¹⁹ If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

²¹ But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him who sent me.

²² If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

²³ He who hates me, hates my Father also.

²⁴ If I hadn't done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn't have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.

²⁵ But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'

²⁶ "When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

²⁷ You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.