²⁰ teaching them ^(A)to observe all that ^(B)I have commanded you. And behold, ^(C)I am with you always, to ^(D)the end of the age.”

^3 (A)“Blessed are ^(B)the poor in spirit, for ^(C)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ “Blessed are ^(D)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵ “Blessed are the ^(E)meek, for they ^(F)shall inherit the earth.

⁶ “Blessed are those who hunger and ^(G)thirst ^(H)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

⁷ “Blessed are ^(I)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸ “Blessed are ^(J)the pure in heart, for ^(K)they shall see God.

⁹ “Blessed are ^(L)the peacemakers, for ^(M)they shall be called ^(N)sons^[a] of God.

^10 (O)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for ^(P)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

¹² Indeed, all who desire to ^(A)live a godly life in Christ Jesus ^(B)will be persecuted, ¹³ while ^(C)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^(D)being deceived.

The Hatred of the World

^18 (A)“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.

Not Peace, but a Sword

^34 (A)“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. ^(B)I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. ^35 (C)For I have come ^(D)to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ^36 (E)And a person's enemies will be those of his own household.