43  "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

44  But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

45  that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

46  For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

47  And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?

48  Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

38  "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

39  But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

40  If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.

41  And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

42  Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

14  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

27  "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.'

28  But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29  If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

30  And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

21  "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.'

22  But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.

23  Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

24  leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

25  Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

26  Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.

4  Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

3  "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

9  "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.

1  Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles.

2  The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.

3  You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4  For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.

12  Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.

13  And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

14  that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

15  "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

16  The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned."

17  From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

18  And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

19  Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."

20  They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

21  Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,

22  and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

23  And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

1  "Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.

2  And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, And made Me a polished shaft; In His quiver He has hidden Me."

3  "And He said to me, 'You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.'

4  Then I said, 'I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, And my work with my God.' "

5  "And now the LORD says, Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, So that Israel is gathered to Him (For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, And My God shall be My strength),

6  Indeed He says, 'It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.' "

7  Thus says the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the LORD who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You."

29  The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

30  This is He of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.'

31  I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."

32  And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

33  I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

34  And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."

35  Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.

36  And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God!"

37  The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38  Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), "where are You staying?"

39  He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).

40  One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41  He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated, the Christ).

42  And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, A Stone).