10 October - Matthew 5-7

Jude Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:59 am

My soul doth magnify my YAH, and my spirit hath rejoiced in EL my Saviour; For HE that is mighty hath done to me great things; and Holy is HIS Name. Now unto HIM who is ever present in my helpless estate; who is able to keep me from falling and to present me faultless before the presence of His Glory with exceeding joy, unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only wise EL our Saviour be honour and glory and majesty, dominion and power both now and for ever Halleluyah!

MATTHEW 5

1But when He saw the crowds, He went up on a mountain. And when He was seated His taught ones came to Him.

2And having opened His mouth, He was teaching them, saying,

3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

4“Blessed are those who mourn, because they shall be comforted.

5“Blessed are the meek, because they shall inherit the earth.a

6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,a because they shall be filled.

7“Blessed are the compassionate, because they shall obtain compassion.

8“Blessed are the clean in heart,a because they shall see Elohim.

9“Blessed are the peacemakers, because they shall be called sons of Elohim.

10“Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness’a sake, because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

11“Blessed are you when they reproach and persecute you, and falsely say every wicked word against you, for My sake.

12“Rejoice and be glad, because your reward in the heavens is great. For in this way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

13“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt becomes tasteless, how shall it be seasoned? For it is no longer of any use but to be thrown out and to be trodden down by men.

14“You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city to be hidden on a mountain.

15“Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.

16“Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who is in the heavens.

17“Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets.a I did not come to destroy but to complete.

18“For truly, I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah till all be done.a

19“Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

20“For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,a you shall by no means enter into the reign of the heavens.

21“You heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.

22“But I say to you that whoever is wroth with his brother without a cause shall be liable to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raka!’ shall be liable to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be liable to fire of Gehenna.

23“If, then, you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother holds whatever against you,

24leave your gift there before the altar, and go, first make peace with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

25“Be well-minded with your opponent, promptly, while you are on the way with him, lest your opponent deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

26“Truly, I say to you, you shall by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.

27“You heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

28“But I say to you that everyone looking at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29“And if your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your entire body to be thrown into Gehenna.

30“And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your entire body to be thrown into Gehenna.

31“And it has been said, ‘Whoever puts away his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’

32“But I say to you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the matter of whoring,a makes her commit adultery. And whoever marries a woman who has been put away commits adultery.

33“Again, you heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to יהוה.’

34“But I say to you, do not swear at all, neither by the heaven, because it is Elohim’s throne;

35nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Yerushalayim, for it is the city of the great Sovereign;

36nor swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

37“But let your word ‘Yea’ be ‘Yea,’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ And what goes beyond these is from the wicked one.

38“You heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,’

39but I say to you, do not resist the wicked. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

40“And he who wishes to sue you and take away your inner garment, let him have your outer garment as well.

41“And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

42“Give to him who asks of you, and from him who wishes to borrow from you, do not turn away.

43“You heard that it was said,a ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’

44“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those insulting you and persecuting you,

45so that you become sons of your Father in the heavens. Because He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.a

46“For if you love those loving you, what reward have you? Are the tax collectors not doing the same too?

47“And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Are the tax collectors not doing so too?

48“Therefore, be perfect,a as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

MATTHEW 6

1“Beware of doing your kind deeds before men, in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

2“Thus, when you do a kind deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do, in the congregations and in the streets, to be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

3“But when you do a kind deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4so that your kind deed shall be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret shall Himself reward you openly.

5“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the congregations and on the corners of the streets, to be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

6“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

7“And when praying, do not keep on babbling like the gentiles. For they think that they shall be heard for their many words.

8“Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9“This, then, is the way you should pray: ‘Our Father who is in the heavens, let Your Name be set-apart,

10let Your reign come, let Your desire be done on earth as it is in heaven.

11‘Give us today our daily bread.

12‘And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13‘And do not lead us into trial,a but deliver us from the wicked one – because Yours is the reign and the power and the esteem, forever. Amĕn.’

14“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father shall also forgive you.

15“But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither shall your Father forgive your trespasses.

16“And when you fast, do not be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that they appear to be fasting to men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

17“But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21“For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also.

22“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, all your body shall be enlightened.

23“But if your eye is evil,a all your body shall be darkened. If, then, the light that is within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24“No one is able to serve two masters, for either he shall hate the one and love the other, or else he shall cleave to the one and despise the other. You are not able to serve Elohim and mammon.a

25“Because of this I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you shall eat or drink, or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than the food and the body more than the clothing?

26“Look at the birds of the heaven, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into storehouses, yet your heavenly Father does feed them. Are you not worth more than they?

27“And which of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his life’s span?

28“So why do you worry about clothing? Note well the lilies of the field, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin,

29and I say to you that even Shelomoh in all his esteem was not dressed like one of these.

30“But if Elohim so clothes the grass of the field, which exists today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more you, O you of little belief?

31“Do not worry then, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32“For all these the gentiles seek for. And your heavenly Father knows that you need all these.

33“But seek first the reign of Elohim, and His righteousness, and all these matters shall be added to you.

34“Do not, then, worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow shall have its own worries. Each day has enough evil of itself.

MATTHEW 7

1“Do not judge, lest you be judged.

2“For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged. And with the same measure you use, it shall be measured to you.

3“And why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the plank in your own eye?

4“Or how is it that you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the splinter out of your eye,’ and see, a plank is in your own eye?

5“Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to remove the splinter out of your brother’s eye.

6“Do not give what is set-apart to the dogs, nor throw your pearls before the pigs, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

7“Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.

8“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

9“Or is there a man among you who, if his son asks for bread, shall give him a stone?

10“Or if he asks for a fish, shall he give him a snake?

11“If you then, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give what is good to those who ask Him!

12“Therefore, whatever you wish men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Torah and the Prophets.

13“Enter in through the narrow gate! Because the gate is wide – and the way is broad – that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in through it.

14“Because the gate is narrow and the way is hard presseda which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

15“But beware of the false prophets,a who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are savage wolves.

16“By their fruits you shall know them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

17“So every good tree yields good fruit, but a rotten tree yields wicked fruit.

18“A good tree is unable to yield wicked fruit, and a rotten tree to yield good fruit.

19“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20“So then, by their fruits you shall know them –

21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the desire of My Father in the heavens.

22“Many shall say to Me in that day, ‘Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and done many mighty works in Your Name?’

23“And then I shall declare to them, ‘I never knew you, depart from Me, you who work lawlessness!’a

24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock,

25and the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

26“And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not do them,a shall be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand,

27and the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and great was its fall.”

28And it came to be, when יהושע had ended these words, that the people were astonished at His teaching,

29for He was teaching them as one possessing authority, and not as the scribes.