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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 be the bondservant of two masters; for