Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
006:022 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall
exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil,
for the Son of Man's sake.
006:023 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward
is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing
to the prophets.
006:024 "But woe to you who are rich! For you have received
your consolation.
006:025 Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
006:026 Woe,{TR adds "to you"} when{TR adds "all"} men speak well of you,
for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.
006:027 "But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those
who hate you,
006:028 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
006:029 To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other;
and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold
your coat also.
006:030 Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes
away your goods to give them back again.
006:031 "As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.
006:032 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
For even sinners love those who love them.
006:033 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is
that to you? For even sinners do the same.
006:034 If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive,
what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners,
to receive back as much.
006:035 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back;
and your reward will be great, and you will be children of
the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
006:036 Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
006:037 Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you
won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
006:038 "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over, will be given to you.{literally,
into your bosom.} For with the same measure you measure it
will be measured back to you."
006:039 He spoke a parable to them. "Can the blind guide the blind?
Won't they both fall into a pit?
006:040 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is
fully trained will be like his teacher.
006:041 Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye,
but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
006:042 Or how can you tell your brother, 'Brother, let me remove
the speck of chaff that is in your eye,' when you yourself
don't see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite!
First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you
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