Jesus lifted His eyes to His disciples and said, Blessed are you who
are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are who who are
hungry, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep, for you
shall laugh. Blessed are you when others hate you, separate you from
their company, reproach you, and denounce your name as evil for the
Son of man's sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Your reward
in heaven is great. Their fathers treated the prophets the same way.
But woe to you who are rich! You have already received your
consolation. Woe to you who are full! Later you be hungry. Woe to you
who now laugh! You will mourn and weep. Woe to you, when everyone
speaks well of you, because the ancestors treated the false prophets
in the same way.
I say to you who hear, Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate
you. Bless them that curse you. Pray for those who use you and treat
you badly. To one who strikes you on the one cheek, offer also the
other. To one who takes away your cloak let him take away your coat
also. Give to everyone who asks. From one who takes your goods do not
ask for them back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
If ye love only those who love you, what thanks have ye? Sinners also
love those who love them. If ye do good only to those who do good to
you, what thanks have ye? Sinners do even the same also. And if ye
lend only to those from whom ye expect to receive back, what thanks
have ye? Sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again.
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return
and your reward shall be great. Ye shall be the children of the
Highest for He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye
therefore merciful as your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not
be condemned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be
given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running
over shall men give into your bosom. With the same measure that ye
mete it shall be measured to you again.
Jesus spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall
they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his
master; but everyone that is perfect shall be as his master.
And why behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but not perceive
the beam that is in thine own eye? How can you say to your brother,
Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou
thyself does not see the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam from your own eye, and only then
shall thou see clearly enough to pull out the mote in thy brother's
eye.
For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit; and a corrupt tree
does not bring forth good fruit. Every tree is known by its own fruit.
Of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush do they gather
grapes.
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