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Matthew 5

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ἸδὼνHaving seenδὲthenτοὺςtheὄχλουςcrowdsἀνέβηHe went upεἰςonτὸtheὄρος,mountain,καὶandκαθίσαντοςwhen was sitting downαὐτοῦHeπροσῆλθανthey cameαὐτῷto Himοἱtheμαθηταὶdisciplesαὐτοῦ.of Him.
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καὶAndἀνοίξαςopeningτὸtheστόμαmouthαὐτοῦof HimἐδίδασκενHe was teachingαὐτοὺςthemλέγων·¶saying:
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱtheπτωχοὶpoorτῷin theπνεύματι,spirit,ὅτιforαὐτῶνtheirsἐστινisἡtheβασιλείαkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶν.¶heavens.
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱthoseπενθοῦντες,mourning,ὅτιforαὐτοὶthey themselvesπαρακληθήσονται.¶will be comforted.
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱtheπραεῖς,meek,ὅτιforαὐτοὶthey themselvesκληρονομήσουσινwill inheritτὴνtheγῆν.¶earth.
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱthoseπεινῶντεςhungeringκαὶandδιψῶντεςthirsting forτὴνtheδικαιοσύνην,righteousness,ὅτιforαὐτοὶthey themselvesχορτασθήσονται.¶will be filled.
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱtheἐλεήμονες,merciful,ὅτιforαὐτοὶthey themselvesἐλεηθήσονται.¶will receive mercy.
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱtheκαθαροὶpureτῇtheκαρδίᾳ,in heart,ὅτιforαὐτοὶthey themselvesτὸνtheθεὸνGodὄψονται.¶will see.
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱtheεἰρηνοποιοί,peacemakers,ὅτιforαὐτοὶthey themselvesυἱοὶsonsθεοῦof Godκληθήσονται.¶will be called.
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ΜακάριοιBlessed areοἱthoseδεδιωγμένοιpersecutedἕνεκενon account ofδικαιοσύνης,righteousness,ὅτιforαὐτῶνtheirsἐστινisἡtheβασιλείαkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶν.¶heavens.
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ΜακάριοίBlessedἐστε,are youὅτανwhenὀνειδίσωσινthey may insultὑμᾶςyouκαὶandδιώξωσινthey may persecute youκαὶandεἴπωσινthey may sayπᾶνall kinds ofπονηρὸνevilῥῆμαdeclarationκαθ᾽againstὑμῶνyouψευδόμενοιlyingἕνεκενon account ofἐμοῦ.Me.
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χαίρετεdo rejoiceκαὶandἀγαλλιᾶσθε,do exult,ὅτιforὁtheμισθὸςrewardὑμῶνof youπολὺςis greatἐνinτοῖςtheοὐρανοῖς·heavens;οὕτωςthusγὰρforἐδίωξανthey persecutedτοὺςtheπροφήταςprophetsτοὺςtheπρὸbeforeὑμῶν.¶you.
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ὙμεῖςYou yourselvesἐστεareτὸtheἅλαςsaltτῆςof theγῆς·earth;ἐὰνifδὲhoweverτὸtheἅλαςsaltμωρανθῇ,shall become tasteless,ἐνwithτίνιwhatἁλισθήσεται;will it be salted?εἰςForοὐδὲνno thingἰσχύειit is usefulἔτιany longerεἰonlyμὴexcept forβληθὲνbeing castἔξωoutκαὶandκαταπατεῖσθαιis to be trampled uponὑπὸbyτῶνtheἀνθρώπων.¶men.
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ὙμεῖςYou yourselvesἐστεareτὸtheφῶςlightτοῦof theκόσμου·world;οὐNotδύναταιis ableπόλιςa cityκρυβῆναιto be hiddenἐπάνωonὄρουςa hillκειμένη·lying;
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οὐδὲNorκαίουσινdo they lightλύχνονa lampκαὶandτιθέασινputαὐτὸνitὑπὸunderτὸνtheμόδιονa basketἀλλ᾽butἐπὶuponτὴνtheλυχνίαν,lampstand,καὶandλάμπειit shinesπᾶσινfor allτοῖςthoseἐνinτῇtheοἰκίᾳ.house.
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οὕτωςThusλαμψάτωshould shineτὸtheφῶςlightὑμῶνof youἔμπροσθενbeforeτῶνtheἀνθρώπωνmenὅπωςso thatἴδωσινthey may seeὑμῶνyourτὰtheκαλὰgoodἔργαworksκαὶandδοξάσωσινthey may glorifyτὸνtheπατέραFatherὑμῶνof youτὸνwho isἐνinτοῖςtheοὐρανοῖς.¶heavens.
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ΜὴNotνομίσητεmay thinkὅτιthatἦλθονI have comeκαταλῦσαιto abolishτὸνtheνόμονlawἢorτοὺςtheπροφήτας·Prophets;οὐκnotἦλθονI have comeκαταλῦσαιto abolishἀλλὰbutπληρῶσαι.to fulfill.
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ἀμὴνAmenγὰρforλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;ἕωςuntilἂνwhenπαρέλθῃmay pass awayὁtheοὐρανὸςheavenκαὶandἡtheγῆ,earth,ἰῶταiotaἓνoneἢorμίαoneκεραίαstroke of a letterοὐcertainlyμὴnotπαρέλθῃmay pass awayἀπὸfromτοῦtheνόμουlawἕωςuntilἂνwhenπάνταeverythingγένηται.¶may happen.
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ὋςWhoeverἐὰνifοὖνthenλύσῃshall breakμίανoneτῶνof theἐντολῶνcommandmentsτούτωνof theseτῶνtheἐλαχίστωνleastκαὶandδιδάξῃshall teachοὕτωςsoτοὺςtheἀνθρώπους,others,ἐλάχιστοςleastκληθήσεταιhe will be calledἐνinτῇtheβασιλείᾳkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶν.heavens.ὃςwhoeverδ᾽nowἂνmaybeποιήσῃmay keepκαὶandδιδάξῃ,may teach them,οὗτοςthis oneμέγαςgreatκληθήσεταιwill be calledἐνinτῇtheβασιλείᾳkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶν.heavens.
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λέγωI sayγὰρforὑμῖνto youὅτιthatἐὰνonlyμὴunlessπερισσεύσῃshall aboundὑμῶνyourἡtheδικαιοσύνηrighteousnessπλεῖονabove thatτῶνof theγραμματέωνscribesκαὶandΦαρισαίων,Pharisees,οὐcertainlyμὴnotεἰσέλθητεshall you enterεἰςintoτὴνtheβασιλείανkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶν.¶heavens.
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ἨκούσατεYou have heardὅτιthatἐρρέθηit was saidτοῖςto theἀρχαίοις·ancients;οὐNotφονεύσεις·you will murder;ὃςwhoeverδ᾽nowἂνmaybeφονεύσῃ,may murder,ἔνοχοςliableἔσταιwill beτῇto theκρίσει·judgment;’
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverλέγωsayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoὀργιζόμενοςis being angry withτῷtheἀδελφῷbrotherαὐτοῦof himεἰκῆin vainἔνοχοςliableἔσταιwill beτῇto theκρίσει·judgment;ὃςwhoeverδ᾽nowἂνmaybeεἴπῃmay sayτῷto theἀδελφῷbrotherαὐτοῦ·of him;ῥακά,Raca,’ἔνοχοςliableἔσταιwill beτῷto theσυνεδρίῳ·Sanhedrin;ὃςwhoeverδ᾽nowἂνmaybeεἴπῃ·may say;μωρέ,Fool,ἔνοχοςliableἔσταιwill beεἰςtoτὴνtheγέεννανhellτοῦtheπυρός.¶of fire.
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ἘὰνIfοὖνthereforeπροσφέρῃςyou shall offerτὸtheδῶρόνgiftσουof youἐπὶatτὸtheθυσιαστήριονaltarκἀκεῖand thereμνησθῇςshall rememberὅτιthatὁtheἀδελφόςbrotherσουof youἔχειhasτιsomethingκατὰagainstσοῦ,you,
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ἄφεςdo leaveἐκεῖthereτὸtheδῶρόνgiftσουof youἔμπροσθενbeforeτοῦtheθυσιαστηρίουaltarκαὶandὕπαγε,do go away,πρῶτονfirstδιαλλάγηθιdo be reconciledτῷto theἀδελφῷbrotherσου,of you,καὶandτότεthenἐλθὼνhaving comeπρόσφερεdo offerτὸtheδῶρόνgiftσου.¶of you.
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Ἴσθιdo beεὐνοῶνagreeingτῷwith theἀντιδίκῳaccuserσουof youταχὺquicklyἕωςbeforeὅτουwhichεἶyou areμετ᾽withαὐτοῦhimἐνonτῇtheὁδῷ,wayμήποτέotherwiseσεyouπαραδῷshall deliverὁtheἀντίδικοςaccuserτῷto theκριτῇ,judge,καὶandὁtheκριτὴςjudgeσεyouπαραδῷhe may betrayτῷto theὑπηρέτῃ,officer,καὶandεἰςintoφυλακὴνprisonβληθήσῃ.you will be cast.
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ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayσοι·to you;οὐcertainlyμὴnotἐξέλθῃςyou may come outἐκεῖθενfrom thereἕωςuntilἂνwhenἀποδῷςyou may payτὸνtheἔσχατονlastκοδράντην.¶kodranten!
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ἨκούσατεYou have heardὅτιthatἐρρέθηit was saidτοῖςto theἀρχαίοις·ancients:οὐNotμοιχεύσεις.will you commit adultery.’
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverλέγωsayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoβλέπωνis looking uponγυναῖκαa womanπρὸςin orderτὸtheἐπιθυμῆσαιto lust afterαὐτὴνherἤδηalreadyἐμοίχευσενhas committed adultery withαὐτὴνherἐνinτῇtheκαρδίᾳheartαὐτοῦ.of him.
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εἰIfδὲnowὁtheὀφθαλμόςeyeσουof youὁtheδεξιὸςrightσκανδαλίζειcauses to stumbleσε,you,ἔξελεdo pluck outαὐτὸνitκαὶandβάλεdo cast itἀπὸfromσοῦ·you;συμφέρειit is betterγάρindeedσοιfor youἵναthatἀπόληταιmay perishἓνoneτῶνof theμελῶνmembersσουof youκαὶandμὴnotὅλονallτὸtheσῶμάbodyσουof youβληθῇmay be castεἰςintoγέενναν.¶hell.
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ΚαὶAndεἰifἡtheδεξιάrightσουof youχεὶρhandσκανδαλίζειcauses to stumbleσε,you,ἔκκοψονdo cut offαὐτὴνitκαὶandβάλεdo cast itἀπὸfromσοῦ·you;συμφέρειit is betterγάρindeedσοιfor youἵναthatἀπόληταιmay perishἓνoneτῶνof theμελῶνmembersσουof youκαὶandμὴnotὅλονallτὸtheσῶμάbodyσουof youεἰςintoγέεννανhellἀπέλθῃ.¶may depart.
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ἘρρέθηIt was saidδέalsoὅτι·that:ὃςWhoeverἂνmaybeἀπολύσῃmay divorceτὴνtheγυναῖκαwifeαὐτοῦ,of him,δότωhe should giveαὐτῇto herἀποστάσιον.a letter of divorce.’
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverλέγωsayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoἀπολύωνis divorcingτὴνtheγυναῖκαwifeαὐτοῦof himπαρεκτὸςexceptλόγουon accountπορνείαςof sexual immoralityποιεῖcausesαὐτὴνherμοιχευθῆναι·to be adulterated;καὶAndὃςwhoeverἐὰνifἀπολελυμένηνdivorcedγαμήσῃ,shall marry,μοιχᾶται.¶commits adultery.
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ΠάλινAgainἠκούσατεyou have heardὅτιthatἐρρέθηit was saidτοῖςto theἀρχαίοις·ancients;οὐκNotἐπιορκήσεις,will you swear falsely,ἀποδώσειςyou will keepδὲnowτῷto theκυρίῳLordτοὺςtheὅρκουςoathsσου.of you.
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverλέγωsayὑμῖνto youμὴnotὀμόσαιto swearὅλως,at all,μήτεneither swearἐνbyτῷtheοὐρανῷheavenὅτιbecauseθρόνοςthe throneἐστὶνit isτοῦtheθεοῦ,of God,
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μήτεnor swearἐνbyτῇtheγῇearthὅτιbecauseὑποπόδιόνthe footstoolἐστινit isτῶνof theποδῶνfeetαὐτοῦ,of Him,μήτεnor swearεἰςbyἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemὅτιbecauseπόλιςthe cityἐστὶνit isτοῦof theμεγάλουgreatβασιλέως,King,
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μήτεnorἐνbyτῇtheκεφαλῇheadσουof youὀμόσῃςmay you swearὅτιbecauseοὐnotδύνασαιyou are ableμίανoneτρίχαhairλευκὴνwhiteποιῆσαιto makeἢorμέλαιναν.black.
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ἔστωshould beδὲhoweverὁtheλόγοςstatementὑμῶνof youναὶYesναί,Yes,οὒand ‘Noοὔ·‘No;τὸTheδὲhoweverπερισσὸνexcessiveτούτωνof theseἐκfromτοῦtheπονηροῦevilἐστιν.¶comes.
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ἨκούσατεYou have heardὅτιthatἐρρέθη·it was said;ὀφθαλμὸνEyeἀντὶforὀφθαλμοῦeyeκαὶandὀδόνταtoothἀντὶforὀδόντος.tooth.’
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverλέγωsayὑμῖνto youμὴnotἀντιστῆναιto resistτῷtheπονηρῷ.evil person.ἀλλ᾽Insteadὅστιςwhoeverσεyouῥαπίζειstrikeεἰςonτὴνtheδεξιὰνrightσιαγόναcheekσου,of you,στρέψονdo turnαὐτῷto himκαὶalsoτὴνtheἄλλην·other;
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καὶandτῷto the oneθέλοντίwillingσοιyouκριθῆναιto sueκαὶandτὸνtheχιτῶνάtunicσουof youλαβεῖν,to take,ἄφεςdo yieldαὐτῷto himκαὶalsoτὸtheἱμάτιον·cloak;
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καὶandὅστιςwhoeverσεyouἀγγαρεύσειwill compel to goμίλιονmileἕν,one,ὕπαγεdo goμετ᾽withαὐτοῦhimδύο.two.
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τῷTo the oneαἰτοῦντίaskingσεyouδός,do giveκαὶandτὸνthe oneθέλονταdesiringἀπὸfromσοῦyouδανίσασθαιto borrowμὴnotἀποστραφῇς.¶may you turn away from.
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ἨκούσατεYou have heardὅτιthatἐρρέθη·it was said;ἀγαπήσειςYou will loveτὸνtheπλησίονneighbourσουof youκαὶandμισήσειςwill hateτὸνtheἐχθρόνenemyσου.of you.’
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverλέγωsayὑμῖν·to you;ἀγαπᾶτεdo loveτοὺςtheἐχθροὺςenemiesὑμῶνof youεὐλογεῖτεdo blessτοὺςthoseκαταρωμένουςcursingὑμᾶςyouκαλῶςwellποιεῖτεdoτοὺςto thoseμισοῦνταςhatingὑμᾶςyouκαὶandπροσεύχεσθεdo prayὑπὲρforτῶνthoseἐπηρεαζόντωνmistreatingὑμᾶςyouκαὶandδιωκόντωνpersecutingὑμᾶς,you,
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ὅπωςso thatγένησθεyou may beυἱοὶsonsτοῦof theπατρὸςFatherὑμῶνof youτοῦwho isἐνinτοῖςtheοὐρανοῖς,heavens,ὅτιForτὸνtheἥλιονsunαὐτοῦof HimἀνατέλλειHe makes riseἐπὶonπονηροὺςevilκαὶandἀγαθοὺςgoodκαὶandβρέχειHe sends rainἐπὶonδικαίουςrighteousκαὶandἀδίκους.unrighteous.
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ἐὰνIfγὰρforἀγαπήσητεyou shall loveτοὺςthoseἀγαπῶνταςlovingὑμᾶς,you,τίναwhatμισθὸνrewardἔχετε;have you?οὐχὶSurelyκαὶalsoοἱtheτελῶναιtax collectorsτὸtheαὐτὸsameποιοῦσιν;do?
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καὶAndἐὰνifἀσπάσησθεyou shall greetτοὺςtheἀδελφοὺςbrothersὑμῶνof youμόνον,only,τίwhatπερισσὸνexcessiveποιεῖτε;do you?οὐχὶSurelyκαὶalsoοἱtheἐθνικοὶGentilesτὸtheαὐτὸsameποιοῦσιν;do?
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ἔσεσθεWill beοὖνthereforeὑμεῖςyou yourselvesτέλειοιperfectὡςhowὁtheπατὴρFatherὑμῶνof youὁwhoοὐράνιοςHeavenlyτέλειόςperfectἐστιν.¶is.

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