THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
by Jesus The Christ to the
Subjects of the Kingdom
Mtt 5:1
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:
and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mtt 5:2
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
The Introduction
Matthew 5:3-12
Mtt 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
Mtt 5:4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Mtt 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Mtt 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mtt 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Mtt 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Mtt 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.
Mtt 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness'
sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mtt 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute
you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake.
Mtt 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward
in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were
before you.
Walking in the
light
Matthew 5:13-16
Mtt 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost
his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to
be trodden under foot of men.
Mtt 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an
hill cannot be hid.
Mtt 5:15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel,
but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that
are in the house.
Mtt 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see
your good works, and glorify your Father which is in
heaven.
"Your
righteousness to exceed the
righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees."
Matthew 5:17-20
Mtt 5:17
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the
prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mtt 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass,
one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law,
till all be fulfilled.
Mtt 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called
the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall
do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven.
Mtt 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall
exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Truth in the
heart
Matthew 5:21-6:34
Heart hatred (5:21-26)
Mtt 5:21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou
shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in
danger of the judgment:
Mtt 5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his
brother without a cause shall be in danger of the
judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca,
shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall
say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mtt 5:23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mtt 5:24
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way;
first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and
offer thy gift.
Mtt 5:25
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in
the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver
thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Mtt 5:26
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Heart adultery (5:27-32)
Mtt 5:27
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou
shalt not commit adultery:
Mtt 5:28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to
lust after her hath committed adultery with her already
in his heart.
Mtt 5:29
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast
it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of
thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell.
Mtt 5:30
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast
it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of
thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell.
Mtt 5:31
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let
him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mtt 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his
wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to
commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is
divorced committeth adultery.
"Let your
communication be,
Yea, yea; Nay, nay."
Matthew 5:33-37
Mtt 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of
old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt
perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Mtt 5:34
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven;
for it is God's throne:
Mtt 5:35
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by
Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Mtt 5:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst
not make one hair white or black.
Mtt 5:37
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for
whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
"Give to him
that asketh thee, and
from him that would borrow of thee,
turn not thou away."
Matthew 5:38-42
Mtt 5:38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth:
Mtt 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to
him the other also.
Mtt 5:40
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away
thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Mtt 5:41
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him
twain.
Mtt 5:42
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would
borrow of thee turn not thou away.
"Love your
enemies."
Matthew 5:43-48
Mtt 5:43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mtt 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for
them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Mtt 5:45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in
heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on
the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Mtt 5:46
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same?
Mtt 5:47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than
others? do not even the publicans so?
Mtt 5:48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.
Heart alms-giving (6:1-4)
Mtt 6:1
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen
of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which
is in heaven.
Mtt 6:2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory
of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mtt 6:3
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doeth:
Mtt 6:4
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which
seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Heart prayer (6:5-15)
Mtt 6:5
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they
may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.
Mtt 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is
in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly.
Mtt 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the
heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for
their much speaking.
Mtt 6:8
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father
knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mtt 6:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art
in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mtt 6:10
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven.
Mtt 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.
Mtt 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mtt 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever. Amen.
Mtt 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you:
Mtt 6:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses.
Heart fasting (6:16-18)
Mtt 6:16
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a
sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that
they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.
Mtt 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash
thy face;
Mtt 6:18
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy
Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in
secret, shall reward thee openly.
Heart treasure (6:19-21)
Mtt 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where
moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break
through and steal:
Mtt 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do
not break through nor steal:
Mtt 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Heart service (6:22-24)
Mtt 6:22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye
be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Mtt 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be
darkness, how great is that darkness!
Mtt 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one,
and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Heart rest (6:25-34)
Mtt 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for
your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more
than meat, and the body than raiment?
Mtt 6:26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do
they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly
Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mtt 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
Mtt 6:28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies
of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do
they spin:
Mtt 6:29
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Mtt 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which
to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he
not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mtt 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Mtt 6:32
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for
your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things.
Mtt 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you.
Mtt 6:34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.
"Why
beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye?"
Matthew 7:1-5
Mtt 7:1
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mtt 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again.
Mtt 7:3
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye?
Mtt 7:4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine
own eye?
Mtt 7:5
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own
eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
out of thy brother's eye.
Mtt 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast
ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under
their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Mtt 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mtt 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mtt 7:9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
will he give him a stone?
Mtt 7:10
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Mtt 7:11
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
your children, how much more shall your Father which is
in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Mtt 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should
do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and
the prophets.
Mtt 7:13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many
there be which go in thereat:
Mtt 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
"Beware of
false prophets."
"Ye shall know them by their fruits."
Matthew 7:15-23
Mtt 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mtt 7:16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes
of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mtt 7:17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mtt 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mtt 7:19
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire.
Mtt 7:20
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mtt 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of
my Father which is in heaven.
Mtt 7:22
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mtt 7:23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
"Therefore
whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man,
which built his house upon a rock ... it fell not."
Matthew 7:24-27
Mtt 7:24
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built
his house upon a rock:
Mtt 7:25
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not:
for it was founded upon a rock.
Mtt 7:26
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man,
which built his house upon the sand:
Mtt 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and
great was the fall of it.
Mtt 7:28
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings,
the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Mtt 7:29
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as
the scribes.
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