Matthew 5:29-42

English Standard Version

²⁹^(A)If your right eye ^(B)causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into ^(C)hell. ³⁰^(D)And if your right hand ^(E)causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into ^(F)hell.

Divorce

³¹^(G)“It was also said, ^(H)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ³²^(I)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^(J)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

³³“Again ^(K)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(L)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(M)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^(N)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(O)it is the throne of God, ³⁵or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^(P)the city of the great King. ³⁶And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^(Q)anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

Retaliation

³⁸^(R)“You have heard that it was said, ^(S)‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹But I say to you, ^(T)Do not resist the one who is evil. But ^(U)if anyone ^(V)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰And ^(W)if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,^[b] let him have your cloak as well. ⁴¹And if anyone ^(X)forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. ⁴²^(Y)Give to the one who begs from you, and ^(Z)do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.