Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Matthew | Page 5

hair white or black.
005:037 But let your language be, `Yes, yes,' or `No, no.' Anything in
excess of this comes from the Evil one. 005:038 "You have heard that it
was said, `Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.' 005:039 But I tell you not to
resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn
the other to him as well. 005:040 If any one wishes to go to law with
you and to deprive you of your under garment, let him take your outer
one also. 005:041 And whoever shall compel you to convey his goods

one mile, go with him two. 005:042 To him who asks, give: from him
who would borrow, turn not away. 005:043 "You have heard that it was
said, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.' 005:044
But I command you all, love your enemies, and pray for your
persecutors; 005:045 that so you may become true sons of your Father
in Heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the wicked as well as the
good, and sends rain upon those who do right and those who do wrong.
005:046 For if you love only those who love you, what reward have
you earned? Do not even the tax-gatherers do that? 005:047 And if you
salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even
the Gentiles do the same? 005:048 You however are to be complete in
goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete. 006:001 "But beware
of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their
gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in
Heaven. 006:002 `When you give in charity, never blow a trumpet
before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets in order
that their praises may be sung by men. I solemnly tell you that they
already have their reward. 006:003 But when you are giving in charity,
let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing, 006:004
that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees
in secret--will recompense you. 006:005 "And when praying, you must
not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the
synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may
see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
006:006 But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut
the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He
who sees in secret--will recompense you. 006:007 "And when praying,
do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they expect to be
listened to because of their multitude of words. 006:008 Do not,
however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things you need
before ever you ask Him. 006:009 "In this manner therefore pray: `Our
Father who art in Heaven, may Thy name be kept holy; 006:010 let Thy
kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth; 006:011
give us to-day our bread for the day; 006:012 and forgive us our
shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their
duty towards us; 006:013 and bring us not into temptation, but rescue
us from the Evil one.' 006:014 "For if you forgive others their offences,

your Heavenly Father will forgive you also; 006:015 but if you do not
forgive others their offences, neither will your Father forgive yours.
006:016 "When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the
hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be
evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they
already have their reward. 006:017 But, whenever you fast, pour
perfume on your hair and wash your face, 006:018 that it may not be
apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret;
and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you. 006:019
"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth
and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
006:020 But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the
moth nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break in and
steal. 006:021 For where your wealth is, there also will your heart be.
006:022 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight is good,
your whole body will be well lighted; 006:023 but if your eyesight is
bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you
is darkness, how dense must the darkness be! 006:024 "No man can