If thou art [the] Son of God, say [the word] that these stones become loaves [of bread].

said, It stands written,

Not on bread alone shall man live,

But he answering

But on every word proceeding through [the] mouth of God. 5Then the Devil takes him into the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and says to him, If thou art [the] Son of God, cast thyself downward; for it stands written,

He will command his angels concerning thee;
And on [their] hands they shall bear thee up,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

"Said Jesus to him, Again it stands written,

Thou shalt not put to trial [the] LORD thy God.

Again the Devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; and he said to him, I will give these all to thee, if thou fall down and worship me. 10 Then says Jesus to him, Go thy way, Satan! For it stands written,

[The] LORD thy God shalt thou worship,

And Him alone shalt thou serve.

"Then the Devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

12And having heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. 18 And leaving Nazareth he came and dwelt in Kapharnaum, which is by the lakeside, on the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali; 14that there might be fulfilled what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

15 [The] land of Zebulon and land of Naphtali,

[By] way of the lake, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles,

16 The people that sat in darkness

Saw a great light;

And those sitting in a region of death-shade,
A light arose on them.

"From that time Jesus began to proclaim and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

18 And walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, throwing a casting-net into the lake; for they were fishermen. 19And he says to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they, immediately leaving the nets, followed him. 21 And going forward thence he saw two other brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, repairing their nets; and he called them. And they, immediately leaving the boat and their father, followed him.

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28 And he went about, in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom, and curing all disease and all ailment among the people. And the rumor of him went abroad into all Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill with various diseases and seized with racking pains, and demoniacs and epileptics and paralytics; and he cured them. 25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and beyond the Jordan.

V., VI., VII.

1AND seeing the crowds he went up the mountain; and when he sat down his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

Happy the poor in spirit; because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"Happy the meek; because they shall inherit the land.

"Happy they that mourn; because they shall be comforted.

"Happy they that hunger and thirst for righteousness; because they shall be satisfied.

"Happy the merciful; because they shall obtain

mercy.

Happy the pure in heart; because they shall see God. 'Happy the peacemakers; because they shall be called sons of God.

10 Happy the persecuted for righteousness' sake; because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"Happy are you whenever they reproach and persecute you, and say every [thing] evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12Rejoice and exult; because your reward [is] great in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

18 You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt lose its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is of no further use, except to be thrown out of doors and trodden under foot by men.

"You are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid, lying on a hill. Nor do they light a lamp and set it under the measure, but upon the lamp-stand;

and it shines for all that are in the house. 16Thus let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

"Do not suppose that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets: I came not to destroy, but to complete. 18 For verily I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, one iota or tip [of a letter] should in no wise pass from the Law, until all take effect. 19Whoever therefore should set aside one of the least of these commandments, and teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever should do and teach [them], this [same] shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees you in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

21You had heard that it was said to those of old, THOU SHALT NOT MURDER; AND WHOEVER SHOULD MURDER WILL BE LIABLE TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE. 22 But I say to you, that every one who is angry with his brother will be liable to the court of justice; and whoever should say to his brother, Worthless fellow! will be liable to the Sanhedrim; and whoever should say, Fool! will be liable [to be cast] into the fiery hell. 28 If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there remember that thy brother has any thing against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go and be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25Be friendly to thy adversary quickly, even until when thou art with him on the way [to court]; lest the adversary deliver thee up to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou

shalt be thrown into prison. 26 Verily I say to thee, thou wilt in no wise have come out thence until thou shalt have paid the last farthing.

"You had heard that it was said, THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. 28But I say to you, that every one who looks upon a woman for the purpose of lust had already committed adultery with her in his heart. "But if thy right eye causes thee to offend, pluck it out and cast [it] from thee; for it is of advantage to thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand causes thee to offend, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; for it is of advantage to thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body depart into hell. 81Moreover it had been said, WHOEVER SHOULD PUT AWAY HIS WIFE, let him give HER A [CERTIFICATE OF] DIVORCE. 32But I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife except for reason of unchastity makes her commit adultery; and whoever should marry a divorced woman commits adultery.

"Again, you had heard that it was said to those of old, THOU SHALT NOT FORSWEAR THYSELF, BUT SHALT PAY TO THE LORD THY OATHS. 84 But I tell you not to swear at all: neither by heaven, because it is [the] throne of God; nor by the earth, because it is his footstool; nor towards Jerusalem, because it is [the] city of the great King. Nor shouldst thou swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your word be Yes, yes; No, no. And what exceeds these is of evil.

38 You had heard that it was said, EYE FOR EYE, AND TOOTH FOR TOOTH. But I tell you not to resist evil.