Woe to you that are full; for ye shall hunger. Woe to
you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep. (26)Woe! when all men
shall speak well of you; for in the same manner did their fathers to
the false prophets.
(27)But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who
hate you, (28)bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse
you[6:28]. (29)To him who smites thee on the cheek offer also the
other; and him who takes away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat
also.
(30)Give to every one that asks of thee; and of him who takes away thy
goods demand them not again. (31)And as ye would that men should do to
you, do ye also in like manner to them.
(32)For if ye love those who love you, what thanks have ye? For even
the sinners love those who love them. (33)And if ye do good to those
who do good to you, what thanks have ye? For even the sinners do the
same. (34)And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what
thanks have ye? And sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive as
much in return.
(35)But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing
in return; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the
Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and evil. (36)Be ye
merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
(37)And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye
shall not be condemned; acquit, and ye shall be acquitted.
(38)Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For
with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you
again.
(39)And he spoke also a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind?
Shall they not both fall into the ditch? (40)A disciple is not above
the teacher; but every one shall be perfected as his teacher.
(41)And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but
perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
(42)How canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me cast out the
mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam
that is in thine own eye? Hypocrite! cast out first the beam out of
thine eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote that
is in thy brother's eye.
(43)For there is no good tree that bears corrupt fruit, nor corrupt
tree that bears good fruit. (44)For every tree is known from its own
fruit. For from thorns they do not gather figs, nor from a bramble
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