Matthew 5:3-12

3 ^a“Blessed are ^bthe poor in spirit, for ^ctheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4“Blessed are ^dthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5“Blessed are the ^emeek, for they ^fshall inherit the earth.

6“Blessed are those who hunger and ^gthirst ^hfor righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7“Blessed are ⁱthe merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8“Blessed are ^jthe pure in heart, for ^kthey shall see God.

9“Blessed are ^lthe peacemakers, for ^mthey shall be called ⁿsons ▼

▼Greek huioi; see Preface

of God.

10 ^p“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for ^qtheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 ^r“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^son my account. 12 ^tRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^uso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 5:28-32

28But I say to you that ^veveryone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 ^wIf your right eye ^xcauses you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into ^yhell. 30 ^zAnd if your right hand ^aacauses you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into ^abhell.

Divorce

31 ^ac“It was also said, ^ad‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 ^aeBut I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^afwhoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 6:14-15

14 ^agFor if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 ^ahbut if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6:19-21

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 ^ai“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where ^ajmoth and rust ▼

▼Or worm; also verse 20

destroy and where thieves ^albreak in and steal, 20 ^ambut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 7:7-8

Ask, and It Will Be Given

7 ^an“Ask, ^aoand it will be given to you; ^apseek, and you will find; ^aqknock, and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Matthew 7:13-14

13 ^ar“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy ▼

▼Some manuscripts  For the way is wide and easy

that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14For the gate is narrow and ^atthe way is hard that leads to life, and ^authose who find it are few.

Matthew 12:50

50For ^avwhoever ^awdoes the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Luke 6:47-49

47 ^axEveryone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. ▼

▼Some manuscripts founded upon the rock

49 ^azBut the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and ^bathe ruin of that house was great.”

Luke 11:28

28But he said, ^bb“Blessed rather are those ^bcwho hear the word of God and ^bdkeep it!”