¹⁷ “Do not presume that I came to abolish the ^(A)Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. ¹⁸ For truly I say to you, ^(B)until heaven and earth pass away, not ^[a]the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished! ¹⁹ Therefore, whoever nullifies one of the least of these commandments, and teaches ^[b]others to do the same, shall be called least ^(C)in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever ^[c]keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰ “For I say to you that unless your ^(D)righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Personal Relationships

²¹ “^(E)You have heard that ^[d]the ancients were told, ‘^(F)You shall not murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to ^(G)the court.’ ²² But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to ^(H)the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘^[e]You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to ^[f](I)the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the ^[g](J)fiery hell. ²³ Therefore, if you are ^(K)presenting your ^[h]offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, ²⁴ leave your ^[i]offering there before the altar and go; first be ^(L)reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your ^[j]offering. ^25 (M)[k]Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison. ²⁶ Truly I say to you, ^(N)you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last ^[l]quadrans.

²⁷ “^(O)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(P)You shall not commit adultery’; ²⁸ but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman ^(Q)with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ Now ^(R)if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, ^[m]than for your whole body to be thrown into ^[n](S)hell. ³⁰ And ^(T)if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you ^[o]to lose one of the parts of your body, ^[p]than for your whole body to go into ^[q](U)hell.

³¹ “Now it was said, ‘^(V)Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; ^32 (W)but I say to you that everyone who ^[r]divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a ^[s]divorced woman commits adultery.

³³ “Again, ^(X)you have heard that ^[t]the ancients were told, ‘^[u](Y)You shall not ^[v]make false vows, but shall fulfill your ^[w]vows to the Lord.’ ³⁴ But I say to you, ^(Z)take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is ^(AA)the throne of God, ³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is the ^(AB)footstool of His feet, nor ^[x]by Jerusalem, for it is ^(AC)the city of the great King. ³⁶ Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. ³⁷ But make sure your statement is, ‘^[y]Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is ^[z]of ^(AD)evil origin.

³⁸ “^(AE)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(AF)Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ ³⁹ But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but ^(AG)whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. ⁴⁰ And if anyone wants to sue you and take your ^[aa]tunic, let him have your ^[ab]cloak also. ⁴¹ Whoever ^[ac]forces you to go one mile, go with him two. ^42 (AH)Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

⁴³ “^(AI)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(AJ)You shall love your neighbor ^(AK)and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, ^(AL)love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ so that you may prove yourselves to be ^(AM)sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. ⁴⁶ For ^(AN)if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same? ⁴⁷ And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? ⁴⁸ Therefore ^(AO)you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Message to Ephesus

2 “To the angel of the church in ^(A)Ephesus write:

The One who holds ^(B)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks ^[a](C)among the seven golden lampstands, says this:

² ‘^(D)I know your deeds and your labor and ^[b]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have ^(E)put those who call themselves ^(F)apostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false; ³ and you have ^[c]perseverance and have endured ^(G)on account of My name, and have not become weary. ⁴ But I have this against you, that you have ^(H)left your first love. ⁵ Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and ^(I)repent, and ^(J)do the ^[d]deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your ^(K)lampstand from its place—unless you repent. ⁶ But you have this, that you hate the deeds of the ^(L)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. ^7 (M)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(N)To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from ^(O)the tree of life, which is in the ^(P)Paradise of God.’

Message to Smyrna

⁸ “And to the angel of the church in ^(Q)Smyrna write:

^(R)The first and the last, who ^[e](S)was dead, and has come to life, says this:

⁹ ‘I know your ^(T)tribulation and your ^(U)poverty (but you are ^(V)rich), and the ^[f]slander by those who ^(W)say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of ^(X)Satan. ¹⁰ Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be ^(Y)tested, and you will have tribulation ^(Z)for ten days. ^[g]Be ^(AA)faithful until death, and I will give you ^(AB)the crown of life. ^11 (AC)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(AD)The one who overcomes will not be hurt by the ^(AE)second death.’

Message to Pergamum

¹² “And to the angel of the church in ^(AF)Pergamum write:

The One who has ^(AG)the sharp two-edged sword says this:

¹³ ‘I know where you dwell, where ^(AH)Satan’s throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny ^(AI)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My ^(AJ)witness, My ^(AK)faithful one, who was killed among you, ^(AL)where Satan dwells. ¹⁴ But ^(AM)I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the ^(AN)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a ^[h]stumbling block before the sons of Israel, ^(AO)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. ¹⁵ So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the ^(AP)Nicolaitans. ¹⁶ Therefore ^(AQ)repent; or else ^(AR)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with ^(AS)the sword of My mouth. ^17 (AT)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(AU)To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden ^(AV)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a ^(AW)new name written on the stone ^(AX)which no one knows except the one who receives it.’