Matthew 5-6 (Darby Translation)

Matthew 5

 ¹But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him;

 ²and, having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying,

 ³Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.

 ⁴Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.

 ⁵Blessed the meek, for *they* shall inherit the earth.

 ⁶Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for *they* shall be filled.

 ⁷Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.

 ⁸Blessed the pure in heart, for *they* shall see God.

 ⁹Blessed the peace-makers, for *they* shall be called sons of God.

 ¹⁰Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.

 ¹¹Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.

 ¹²Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

 ¹³*Ye* are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.

 ¹⁴*Ye* are the light of the world: a city situated on the top of a mountain cannot be hid.

 ¹⁵Nor 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.

 ¹⁶Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

 ¹⁷Think not that I am come to make void the law or the prophets; I am not come to make void, but to fulfil.

 ¹⁸For verily I say unto you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all come to pass.

 ¹⁹Whosoever then shall do away with one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall practise and teach [them], *he* shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

 ²⁰For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

 ²¹Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.

 ²²But *I* say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to [be called before] the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.

 ²³If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,

 ²⁴leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go, be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

 ²⁵Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

 ²⁶Verily I say to thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence till thou hast paid the last farthing.

 ²⁷Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

 ²⁸But *I* say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

 ²⁹But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

 ³⁰And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

 ³¹It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

 ³²But *I* say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery, and whosoever marries one that is put away commits adultery.

 ³³Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.

 ³⁴But *I* say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is [the] throne of God;

 ³⁵nor by the earth, because it is [the] footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is [the] city of the great King.

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

 ³⁷But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than these is from evil.

 ³⁸Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

 ³⁹But *I* say unto you, not to resist evil; but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

 ⁴⁰and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.

 ⁴¹And whoever will compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

 ⁴²To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.

 ⁴³Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.

 ⁴⁴But *I* say unto you, Love your enemies, [bless those who curse you,] do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who [insult you and] persecute you,

 ⁴⁵that ye may be [the] sons of your Father who is in [the] heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.

 ⁴⁶For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

 ⁴⁷And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?

 ⁴⁸Be *ye* therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 6

 ¹Take heed not to do your alms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens.

 ²When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

 ³But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;

 ⁴so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render [it] to thee.

 ⁵And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets so that they should appear to men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

 ⁶But *thou*, when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render [it] to thee.

 ⁷But 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.

 ⁸Be not ye therefore like them, for your Father knows of what things ye have need before ye beg [anything] of him.

 ⁹Thus therefore pray *ye*: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be sanctified,

 ¹⁰let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

 ¹¹give us to-day our needed bread,

 ¹²and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors,

 ¹³and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.

 ¹⁴For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father also will forgive you [yours],

 ¹⁵but if ye do not forgive men their offences, neither will your Father forgive your offences.

 ¹⁶And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces, so that they may appear fasting to men: verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

 ¹⁷But *thou*, [when] fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,

 ¹⁸so that thou mayest not appear fasting unto men, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall render [it] to thee.

 ¹⁹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;

 ²⁰but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust spoils, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal;

 ²¹for where thy treasure is, there will be also thy heart.

 ²²The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light:

 ²³but 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!

 ²⁴No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

 ²⁵For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

 ²⁶Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they?

 ²⁷But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?

 ²⁸And why are ye careful about clothing? Observe with attention the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;

 ²⁹but I say unto you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

 ³⁰But if God so clothe the herbage of the field, which is to-day, and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, will he not much rather you, O [ye] of little faith?

 ³¹Be not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?

 ³²for all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.

 ³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

 ³⁴Be not careful therefore for the morrow, for the morrow shall be careful about itself. Sufficient to the day [is] its own evil.