sermon on the mount
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1Then, seeing the crowds, he ascended the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him, 2and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth. 5Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied.
1Then, seeing the crowds, he ascended the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him, 2and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth. 5Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied.
1Then, seeing the crowds, he ascended the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him,
1“Pay attention, lest you perform your justice before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you shall not have a reward with your Father, who is in heaven. 2Therefore, when you give alms, do not choose to sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the towns, so that they may be honored by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. 3But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your almsgiving may be in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you. 5And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites, who love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets to pray, so that they may be seen by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. 6But you, when you pray, enter into your room, and having shut the door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.
3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
19Therefore, whoever will have loosened one of the least of these commandments, and have taught men so, shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever will have done and taught these, such a one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
15If you love me, keep my commandments.
20For I say to you, that unless your justice has surpassed that of the scribes and the Pharisees you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
33Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.
28And it happened, when Jesus had completed these words, that the crowds were astonished at his doctrine. 29For he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not like their scribes and Pharisees.
1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, in order to be tempted by the devil. 2And when he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. 3And approaching, the tempter said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4And in response he said, “It has been written: ‘Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” 5Then the devil took him up, into the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it has been written: ‘For he has given charge of you to his angels, and they shall take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.’ ”
1Then, seeing the crowds, he ascended the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him, 2and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will suggest to you everything whatsoever that I have said to you.