Old/New Testament

²⁷ `But I say to you who hear, love your enemies. Do good things to those who hate you.

²⁸ Bless those who use bad words about you. Ask God to do good to those who trouble you.

²⁹ `If someone hits you on one side of your face, turn the other side also. `If someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt also.

³⁰ `Give to every one who begs you for something.

³¹ `Do to other people what you want them to do to you.

³² If you love those who love you, what good is there in that? Even bad people love those who love them.

³³ If you do good things to those who do good things to you, what good is there in that? Bad people do the same.

³⁴ If you lend to those who will give to you, what good is there in that? Even bad people lend to bad people, if they think they will get the same from them.

³⁵ `Love your enemies. Do good things. Lend to people and do not look to get anything back. You will be paid well. You will be sons of the Highest One. He is kind to those who do not thank him and to those who are bad.

³⁶ So be kind like your Father.'

³⁷ `Do not judge others and you will not be judged. Do not punish others, and you will not be punished. Let others go free and God will let you go free.

³⁸ Give to people and they will give to you. They will fill your cup, press it down, shake it, and let it run over. That is what they will give to you. How much you give to others is how much God will give to you.'

³⁹ Jesus also told the people a story. He said, `A blind man cannot lead a blind man. They will both fall into a hole.

⁴⁰ The one who learns is not better than his teacher. But every one who learns will be like his teacher when his teacher has finished teaching him.

⁴¹ `Why do you look at the small piece of dust in your brother's eye? And you do not see the big stick in your own eye.

⁴² How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take the dust out of your eye"? But you do not see the stick in your own eye. You are not true to yourselves! First take the stick out of your own eye. Then you will be able to see to take the dust out of your brother's eye.'

⁴³ `A good tree does not have bad fruit. And also, a bad tree does not have good fruit.

⁴⁴ Every kind of tree is known by its fruit. People do not pick fruit like figs from thorn trees. And they do not pick grapes from bramble bushes.

⁴⁵ A good man has stored up good things in his heart, so he says good things. A bad man has stored up wrong things in his heart, so he will say wrong things. The mouth will say what is in the heart.'

⁴⁶ `Why do you call me "Lord, Lord," but you do not do what I tell you?

⁴⁷ `A person comes to me. He hears what I say and obeys me. I will show you who he is like.

⁴⁸ He is like a man who built a house. He dug down deep in the ground and made it stand on a rock. The water in the river came up high. The water beat hard against the house. But the house did not move, because it was built on a rock.

⁴⁹ A man hears what I say but does not obey me. He is like a man who built his house on top of the ground. He did not dig down deep. The water beat hard against it and it fell with a loud noise!'