World History short essay assignment

Matthew 5

The Gospel of Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament that narrates an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Gospel of Saint Matthew, the Sermon on the Mount is a compilation of Jesus' sayings, epitomizing his moral teaching. Jesus of Nazareth gave this sermon (estimated around 30 AD). on a mountainside to his disciples and a large crowd.

1 But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat

down, his disciples came to him;

2 and, having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying,

3 Blessed the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

4 Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall

be filled.

7 Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.

8 Blessed the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

9 Blessed the peace-makers, for they shall be called sons of God.

10 Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for

theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

11 Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say

every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.

12 Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus

have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

13 Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid,

wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be

cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.

14 Ye are the light of the world: a city situated on the top of a mountain

cannot be hid.

15 Nor do light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the

lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

16 Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your

upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

17 Think not that I am come to make void the law or the prophets; I am

not come to make void, but to fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away,

one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all come

to pass.

19 Whosoever then shall do away with one of these least

commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the

kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall practise and teach, he

shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

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20 For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass of the

scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of

the heavens.

21 Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but

whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.

22 But I say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his

brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to

his brother, Raca, shall be subject to the sanhedrim; but whosoever

shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.

23 If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there

shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,

24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go, be reconciled to thy

brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

25 Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the

way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the

judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into

prison.

26 Verily I say to thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence till thou

hast paid the last farthing.

27 Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

28 But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust

after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29 But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from

thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and

not thy whole body be cast into hell.

30 And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from

thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and

not thy whole body be cast into hell.

31 It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give

her a letter of divorce.

32 But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except

for cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery, and whosoever

marries one that is put away commits adultery.

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33 Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt

not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast

sworn.

34 But I say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven,

because it is throne of God;

35 nor by the earth, because it is footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem,

because it is city of the great King.

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make

one hair white or black.

37 But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than

these is from evil.

38 Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

39 But I say unto you, not to resist evil; but whoever shall strike thee

on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

40 and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat,

leave him thy cloak also.

41 And whoever will compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

42 To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of

thee turn not away.

43 Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour

and hate thine enemy.

44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate

you, and pray for those who persecute you,

45 that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heavens; for he makes

his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.

46 For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do

not also the tax-gatherers the same?

47 And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye

extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?

48 Be ye therefore perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.