Matthew 5:11-20

English Standard Version

¹¹^(A)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^(B)on my account. ¹²^(C)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(D)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Salt and Light

¹³“You are the salt of the earth, ^(E)but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

¹⁴^(F)“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵^(G)Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others, so ^(H)that^[a] they may see your good works and ^(I)give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

¹⁷^(J)“Do not think that I have come to abolish ^(K)the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but ^(L)to fulfill them. ¹⁸For truly, I say to you, ^(M)until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. ¹⁹^(N)Therefore whoever relaxes ^(O)one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least ^(P)in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great ^(Q)in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds ^(R)that of the scribes and Pharisees, you ^(S)will never enter the kingdom of heaven.