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Concerning Anger
"You have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You shall not kill;
and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be
liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the
council, and whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that
your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to
your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:21-24
Concerning Adultery
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has
already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it
is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be
thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away;
it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go
into hell.
Matthew 5:27-30
Concerning Oaths
"Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You shall not
swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the
throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the
city of the great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or
black. Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes
from evil.
Matthew 5:33-37
Jesus Cleanses the Leper
And a leper came to him beseeching him, and kneeling said to him, "If
you will, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to
him, "I will; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And he sternly charged him, and sent him away at once, and said to him, "See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show
yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded,
for a proof to the people." But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the
news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in the
country; and people came to him from every quarter.
Mark 1:40-45
Jesus Teaches and Heals
And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great
crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and
Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be
healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and
healed them all.
Luke 6:17-19
Blessings and Woes
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said:
"Blessed are you
poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
"Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.
"Blessed
are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.
"Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile
you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great
in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
"But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.
"Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger. "Woe to you that
laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
"Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to
the false prophets.
Luke 6:20-26 |
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