Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Matthew | Page 4

"Blessed
are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion. 005:008
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 005:009 "Blessed
are the peacemakers, for it is they who will be recognized as sons of
God. 005:010 "Blessed are those who have borne persecution in the
cause of Righteousness, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the
Heavens. 005:011 "Blessed are you when they have insulted and
persecuted you, and have said every cruel thing about you falsely for
my sake. 005:012 Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is
great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.
005:013 "*You* are the salt of the earth; but if salt has become
tasteless, in what way can it regain its saltness? It is no longer good for
anything but to be thrown away and trodden on by the passers by.
005:014 *You* are the light of the world; a town cannot be hid if built
on a hill-top. 005:015 Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel,
but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house. 005:016
Just so let your light shine before all men, in order that they may see
your holy lives and may give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.
005:017 "Do not for a moment suppose that I have come to abrogate
the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abrogate them but to give
them their completion. 005:018 Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven
and earth pass away, not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from
the Law until all has taken place. 005:019 Whoever therefore breaks
one of these least commandments and teaches others to break them,
will be called the least in the Kingdom of the Heavens; but whoever
practises them and teaches them, he will be acknowledged as great in
the Kingdom of the Heavens. 005:020 For I assure you that unless your
righteousness greatly surpasses that of the Scribes and the Pharisees,
you will certainly not find entrance into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
005:021 "You have heard that it was said to the ancients, `Thou shalt
not commit murder', and whoever commits murder will be answerable
to the magistrate. 005:022 But I say to you that every one who becomes
angry with his brother shall be answerable to the magistrate; that
whoever says to his brother `Raca,' shall be answerable to the

Sanhedrin; and that whoever says, `You fool!' shall be liable to the
Gehenna of Fire. 005:023 If therefore when you are offering your gift
upon the altar, you remember that your brother has a grievance against
you, 005:024 leave your gift there before the altar, and go and make
friends with your brother first, and then return and proceed to offer
your gift. 005:025 Come to terms without delay with your opponent
while you are yet with him on the way to the court; for fear he should
obtain judgement from the magistrate against you, and the magistrate
should give you in custody to the officer and you be thrown into prison.
005:026 I solemnly tell you that you will certainly not be released till
you have paid the very last farthing. 005:027 "You have heard that it
was said, `Thou shalt not commit adultery.' 005:028 But I tell you that
whoever looks at a woman and cherishes lustful thoughts has already in
his heart become guilty with regard to her. 005:029 If therefore your
eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it
is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that
your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna. 005:030 And if your
right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and away with it; it is better for
you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole
body should go into Gehenna. 005:031 "It was also said, `If any man
puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'
005:032 But I tell you that every man who puts away his wife except
on the ground of unfaithfulness causes her to commit adultery, and
whoever marries her when so divorced commits adultery. 005:033
"Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, `Thou shalt not
swear falsely, but shalt perform thy vows to the Lord.' 005:034 But I
tell you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God's throne;
005:035 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool under His feet; nor by
Jerusalem, for it is the City of the Great King. 005:036 And do not
swear by your head, for you cannot make one