Read-aloud uses AI-generated Orakel narrator voices when available. Voice names are Orakel styles, not provider names.
Matthew Chapter 5 005:001 Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 005:002 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 005:003 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.{Isaiah 57:15; 66:2} 005:004 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.{Isaiah 61:2; 66:10,13} 005:005 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.{or, land.
Psalm 37:11} 005:006 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. 005:007 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 005:008 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 005:009 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. 005:010 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
005:011 "Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 005:012 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 005:013 "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. 005:014 You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill can't be hidden. 005:015 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 005:016 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 005:017 "Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill.
005:018 For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter{literally, iota} or one tiny pen stroke{or, serif} shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. 005:019 Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
005:020 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
005:021 "You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;'{Exodus 20:13} and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.' 005:022 But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause{NU omits "without a cause".} shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca{"Raca" is an Aramaic insult, related to the word for "empty" and conveying the idea of empty-headedness.}!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.{or, Hell} 005:023 "If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, 005:024 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 005:025 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison. 005:026 Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.{literally, kodrantes.
A kodrantes was a small copper coin worth about 2 lepta (widow's mites)--not enough to buy very much of anything.} 005:027 "You have heard that it was said, {TR adds "to the ancients,"} 'You shall not commit adultery;'{Exodus 20:14} 005:028 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. 005:029 If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you.
For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.{or, Hell} 005:030 If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you.
For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.{or, Hell} 005:031 "It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'{Deuteronomy 24:1} 005:032 but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
005:033 "Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' 005:034 but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; 005:035 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 005:036 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.
005:037 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. 005:038 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'{Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21} 005:039 But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. 005:040 If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. 005:041 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
005:042 Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 005:043 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'{Leviticus 19:18} 005:044 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, 005:045 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.
For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. 005:046 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same? 005:047 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same? 005:048 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.