34) CHRIST DELIVERS
HIS GREATEST SERMON
35) THE SERMON ON THE
MOUNT
Luke 6:17-19
17 And he came down with them, and stood in
the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people
out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon,
which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits:
and they were healed.
19 And the whole multitude sought to touch
him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
Matthew 5:1-11 (See
also Luke 6:20-21)
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went
up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them,
saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall
be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit
the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall
be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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.
Luke 6:22-26 (See also
Matt. 5:12)
22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you,
and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach
you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy:
for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did
their fathers unto the prophets.
24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye
have received your consolation.
25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall
hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak
well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Matthew 5:13-44 (See
also Luke 6:27-29)
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.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that
is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that
they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
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.
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.
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no
means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27 Ye have heard that it was said by
them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
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.
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.
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.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put
away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
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.
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:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither
by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool:
neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because
thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea;
Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said,
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
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.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law,
and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a
mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from
him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
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.
Luke 6:31-36
31 And as ye would that men should do to you,
do ye also to them likewise.
32 For if ye love them which love you, what
thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 And if ye do good to them which do good
to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope
to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive
as much again.
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good,
and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and
ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful
and to the evil.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father
also is merciful.
Matthew 5:45-48
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.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what
reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what
do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 6:1-34
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.
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.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left
hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy
Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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.
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.
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.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for
your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
our debtors.
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.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine
head, and wash thy face;
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.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through
and steal:
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:
21 For where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also.
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore
thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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!
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.
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?
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?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add
one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider
the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
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?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles
seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these
things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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.
Luke 6:37-42 (See also
Matt. 7:1-5)
37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged:
condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good
measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it
shall be measured to you again.
39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the
blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40 The disciple is not above his master: but
every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
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 Either how canst thou say to thy brother,
Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself
beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out
first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to
pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Matthew 7:6-20 (See
also Luke 6:43-44)
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.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and
he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his
son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a
serpent?
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?
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.
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:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow
is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do
men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know
them.
Luke 6:45-46
45 A good man out of the good treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the
evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the
abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do
not the things which I say?
Matthew 7:21-29 (See
also Luke 6:47-49)
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.
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?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never
knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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:
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.
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:
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.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended
these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having authority,
and not as the scribes.
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