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1. When Jesus saw the crowds of people there, he went up on a hill and sat down. His followers came and sat next to him.
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1. And G1161 seeing G1492 the G3793 multitudes G3793 , he went up G305 into G1519 a mountain G3735 : and G2532 when he G846 was set G2523 , his G846 disciples G3101 came G4334 unto him G846 :
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2. Then Jesus began teaching the people. He said,
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2. And G2532 he opened G455 his G848 mouth G4750 , and taught G1321 them G846 , saying G3004 ,
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3. "What great blessings there are for those who know they are spiritually in need. God's kingdom belongs to them.
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3. Blessed G3107 are the G3588 poor G4434 in spirit G4151 : for G3754 theirs G846 is G2076 the G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 .
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4. What great blessings there are for those who are sad now. God will comfort them.
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4. Blessed G3107 are they that mourn G3996 : for G3754 they G846 shall be comforted G3870 .
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5. What great blessings there are for those who are humble. They will be given the land God promised.
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5. Blessed G3107 are the meek G4239 : for G3754 they G846 shall inherit G2816 the G3588 earth G1093 .
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6. What great blessings there are for those who want to do right more than anything else. God will fully satisfy them.
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6. Blessed G3107 are they which do hunger G3983 and G2532 thirst G1372 after righteousness G1343 : for G3754 they G846 shall be filled G5526 .
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7. What great blessings there are for those who show mercy to others. Mercy will be given to them.
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7. Blessed G3107 are the G3588 merciful G1655 : for G3754 they G846 shall obtain mercy G1653 .
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8. What great blessings there are for those whose thoughts are pure. They will be with God.
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8. Blessed G3107 are the G3588 pure G2513 in heart G2588 : for G3754 they G846 shall see G3700 God G2316 .
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9. What great blessings there are for those who work to bring peace. God will call them his sons and daughters.
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9. Blessed G3107 are the G3588 peacemakers G1518 : for G3754 they G846 shall be called G2564 the children G5207 of God G2316 .
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10. What great blessings there are for those who suffer persecution for doing what is right. God's kingdom belongs to them.
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10. Blessed G3107 are they which are persecuted G1377 for righteousness' sake G1752 G1343 : for G3754 theirs G846 is G2076 the G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 .
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11. "People will insult you and hurt you. They will lie and say all kinds of evil things about you because you follow me. But when they do that, know that God will bless you.
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11. Blessed G3107 are G2075 ye, when G3752 men shall revile G3679 you G5209 , and G2532 persecute G1377 you, and G2532 shall say G2036 all manner of evil G3956 G4190 G4487 against G2596 you G5216 falsely G5574 , for my sake G1752 G1700 .
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12. Be happy about it. Be very glad because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did these same bad things to the prophets who lived before you.
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12. Rejoice G5463 , and G2532 be exceeding glad G21 : for G3754 great G4183 is your G5216 reward G3408 in G1722 heaven G3772 : for G1063 so G3779 persecuted G1377 they the G3588 prophets G4396 which G3588 were before G4253 you G5216 .
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13. "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, it cannot be made salty again. Salt is useless if it loses its salty taste. It will be thrown out where people will just walk on it.
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13. Ye G5210 are G2075 the G3588 salt G217 of the G3588 earth G1093 : but G1161 if G1437 the G3588 salt G217 have lost his savor G3471 , wherewith G1722 G5101 shall it be salted G233 ? it is thenceforth G2089 good G2480 for G1519 nothing G3762 , but G1508 to be cast G906 out G1854 , and G2532 to be trodden under foot G2662 of G5259 men G444 .
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14. "You are the light that shines for the world to see. You are like a city built on a hill that cannot be hidden.
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14. Ye G5210 are G2075 the G3588 light G5457 of the G3588 world G2889 . A city G4172 that is set G2749 on G1883 a hill G3735 cannot G1410 G3756 be hid G2928 .
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15. People don't hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then the light shines for everyone in the house.
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15. Neither G3761 do men light G2545 a candle G3088 , and G2532 put G5087 it G846 under G5259 a bushel G3426 , but G235 on G1909 a candlestick G3087 ; and G2532 it giveth light G2989 unto all G3956 that G3588 are in G1722 the G3588 house G3614 .
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16. In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.
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16. Let your G5216 light G5457 so G3779 shine G2989 before G1715 men G444 , that G3704 they may see G1492 your G5216 good G2570 works G2041 , and G2532 glorify G1392 your G5216 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 heaven G3772 .
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17. "Don't think that I have come to destroy the Law of Moses or the teaching of the prophets. I have come not to destroy their teachings but to give full meaning to them.
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17. Think G3543 not G3361 that G3754 I am come G2064 to destroy G2647 the G3588 law G3551 , or G2228 the G3588 prophets G4396 : I am not G3756 come G2064 to destroy G2647 , but G235 to fulfill G4137 .
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18. I assure you that nothing will disappear from the law until heaven and earth are gone. The law will not lose even the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter until it has all been done.
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18. For G1063 verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , Till G2193 heaven G3772 and G2532 earth G1093 pass G3928 , one G1520 jot G2503 or G2228 one G3391 tittle G2762 shall in no wise G3364 pass G3928 from G575 the G3588 law G3551 , till G2193 all G3956 be fulfilled G1096 .
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19. "A person should obey every command in the law, even one that does not seem important. Whoever refuses to obey any command and teaches others not to obey it will be the least important in God's kingdom. But whoever obeys the law and teaches others to obey it will be great in God's kingdom.
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19. Whosoever G3739 G1437 therefore G3767 shall break G3089 one G3391 of these G5130 least G1646 commandments G1785 , and G2532 shall teach G1321 men G444 so G3779 , he shall be called G2564 the least G1646 in G1722 the G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 : but G1161 whosoever G3739 G302 shall do G4160 and G2532 teach G1321 them, the same G3778 shall be called G2564 great G3173 in G1722 the G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 .
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20. I tell you that you must do better than the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. If you are not more pleasing to God than they are, you will never enter God's kingdom.
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20. For G1063 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , That G3754 except G3362 your G5216 righteousness G1343 shall exceed G4052 G4119 the righteousness of the G3588 scribes G1122 and G2532 Pharisees G5330 , ye shall in no case G3364 enter G1525 into G1519 the G3588 kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 .
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21. "You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, 'You must not murder anyone. Any person who commits murder will be judged.'
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21. Ye have heard G191 that G3754 it was said G4483 by them of old time G744 , Thou shalt not G3756 kill G5407 ; and G1161 whosoever G3739 G302 shall kill G5407 shall be G2071 in danger G1777 of the G3588 judgment G2920 :
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22. But I tell you, don't be angry with anyone. If you are angry with others, you will be judged. And if you insult someone, you will be judged by the high court. And if you call someone a fool, you will be in danger of the fire of hell.
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22. But G1161 I G1473 say G3004 unto you G5213 , That G3754 whosoever G3956 is angry G3710 with his G848 brother G80 without a cause G1500 shall be G2071 in danger G1777 of the G3588 judgment G2920 : and G1161 whosoever G3739 G302 shall say G2036 to his G848 brother G80 , Raca G4469 , shall be G2071 in danger G1777 of the G3588 council G4892 : but G1161 whosoever G3739 G302 shall say G2036 , Thou fool G3474 , shall be G2071 in danger G1777 of G1519 hell G1067 fire G4442 .
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23. "So, what if you are offering your gift at the altar and remember that someone has something against you?
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23. Therefore G3767 if G1437 thou bring G4374 thy G4675 gift G1435 to G1909 the G3588 altar G2379 , and there G2546 rememberest G3415 that G3754 thy G4675 brother G80 hath G2192 aught G5100 against G2596 thee G4675 ;
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24. Leave your gift there and go make peace with that person. Then come and offer your gift.
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24. Leave G863 there G1563 thy G4675 gift G1435 before G1715 the G3588 altar G2379 , and G2532 go thy way G5217 ; first G4412 be reconciled G1259 to thy G4675 brother G80 , and G2532 then G5119 come G2064 and offer G4374 thy G4675 gift G1435 .
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25. "If anyone wants to take you to court, make friends with them quickly. Try to do that before you get to the court. If you don't, they might hand you over to the judge. And the judge will hand you over to a guard, who will throw you into jail.
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25. Agree G2468 G2132 with thine G4675 adversary G476 quickly G5035 , while G2193 G3755 thou art G1488 in G1722 the G3588 way G3598 with G3326 him G846 ; lest at any time G3379 the G3588 adversary G476 deliver G3860 thee G4571 to the G3588 judge G2923 , and G2532 the G3588 judge G2923 deliver G3860 thee G4571 to the G3588 officer G5257 , and G2532 thou be cast G906 into G1519 prison G5438 .
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26. I assure you that you will not leave there until you have paid everything you owe.
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26. Verily G281 I say G3004 unto thee G4671 , Thou shalt by no means G3364 come out G1831 thence G1564 , till G2193 G302 thou hast paid G591 the G3588 uttermost G2078 farthing G2835 .
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27. "You have heard that it was said, 'You must not commit adultery. '
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27. Ye have heard G191 that G3754 it was said G4483 by them of old time G744 , Thou shalt not G3756 commit adultery G3431 :
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28. But I tell you that if a man looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, he has already committed that sin with her in his mind.
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28. But G1161 I G1473 say G3004 unto you G5213 , That G3754 whosoever G3956 looketh G991 on a woman G1135 to lust G1937 after her G846 hath committed adultery G3431 with her G846 already G2235 in G1722 his G848 heart G2588 .
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29. If your right eye makes you sin, take it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell.
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29. And G1161 if G1487 thy G4675 right G1188 eye G3788 offend G4624 thee G4571 , pluck it out G1807 G846 , and G2532 cast G906 it from G575 thee G4675 : for G1063 it is profitable G4851 for thee G4671 that G2443 one G1520 of thy G4675 members G3196 should perish G622 , and G2532 not G3361 that thy G4675 whole G3650 body G4983 should be cast G906 into G1519 hell G1067 .
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30. If your right hand makes you sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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30. And G2532 if G1487 thy G4675 right G1188 hand G5495 offend G4624 thee G4571 , cut it off G1581 G846 , and G2532 cast G906 it from G575 thee G4675 : for G1063 it is profitable G4851 for thee G4671 that G2443 one G1520 of thy G4675 members G3196 should perish G622 , and G2532 not G3361 that thy G4675 whole G3650 body G4983 should be cast G906 into G1519 hell G1067 .
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31. "It was also said, 'Any man who divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.'
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31. It G1161 hath been said G4483 , Whosoever G3739 G302 shall put away G630 his G848 wife G1135 , let him give G1325 her G846 a writing of divorcement G647 :
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32. But I tell you that any man who divorces his wife, except for the problem of sexual sin, is causing his wife to be guilty of adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman is guilty of adultery.
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32. But G1161 I G1473 say G3004 unto you G5213 , That G3754 whosoever G3739 G302 shall put away G630 his G848 wife G1135 , saving for G3924 the cause G3056 of fornication G4202 , causeth G4160 her G846 to commit adultery G3429 : and G2532 whosoever G3739 G1437 shall marry G1060 her that is divorced G630 committeth adultery G3429 .
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33. "You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, 'When you make a vow, you must not break your promise. Keep the vows that you make to the Lord.'
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33. Again G3825 , ye have heard G191 that G3754 it hath been said G4483 by them of old time G744 , Thou shalt not G3756 forswear G1964 thyself, but G1161 shalt perform G591 unto the G3588 Lord G2962 thine G4675 oaths G3727 :
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34. But I tell you, when you make a promise, don't try to make it stronger with a vow. Don't make a vow using the name of heaven, because heaven is God's throne.
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34. But G1161 I G1473 say G3004 unto you G5213 , Swear G3660 not G3361 at all G3654 ; neither G3383 by G1722 heaven G3772 ; for G3754 it is G2076 God G2316 's throne G2362 :
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35. Don't make a vow using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to him. Don't make a vow using the name of Jerusalem, because it also belongs to him, the great King.
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35. Nor G3383 by G1722 the G3588 earth G1093 ; for G3754 it is G2076 his G846 footstool G5286 G4228 : neither G3383 by G1519 Jerusalem G2414 ; for G3754 it is G2076 the city G4172 of the G3588 great G3173 King G935 .
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36. And don't even say that your own head is proof that you will keep your promise. You cannot make one hair on your head white or black.
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36. Neither G3383 shalt thou swear G3660 by G1722 thy G4675 head G2776 , because G3754 thou canst G1410 not G3756 make G4160 one G3391 hair G2359 white G3022 or G2228 black G3189 .
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37. Say only 'yes' if you mean 'yes,' and say only 'no' if you mean 'no.' If you say more than that, it is from the Evil One.
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37. But G1161 let your G5216 communication G3056 be G2077 , Yea G3483 , yea G3483 ; Nay G3756 , nay G3756 : for G1161 whatsoever is more G4053 than these G5130 cometh G2076 of G1537 evil G4190 .
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38. "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'
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38. Ye have heard G191 that G3754 it hath been said G4483 , An eye G3788 for G473 an eye G3788 , and G2532 a tooth G3599 for G473 a tooth G3599 :
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39. But I tell you, don't fight back against anyone who wants to do harm to you. If they hit you on the right cheek, let them hit the other cheek too.
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39. But G1161 I G1473 say G3004 unto you G5213 , That ye resist G436 not G3361 evil G4190 : but G235 whosoever G3748 shall smite G4474 thee G4571 on G1909 thy G4675 right G1188 cheek G4600 , turn G4762 to him G846 the G3588 other G243 also G2532 .
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40. If anyone wants to sue you in court and take your shirt, let them have your coat too.
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40. And G2532 if any man will G2309 sue thee at the law G2919 G4671 , and G2532 take away G2983 thy G4675 coat G5509 , let him G846 have G863 thy cloak G2440 also G2532 .
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41. If a soldier forces you to walk with him one mile, go with him two.
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41. And G2532 whosoever G3748 shall compel thee to go G29 G4571 a G1520 mile G3400 , go G5217 with G3326 him G846 twain G1417 .
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42. Give to anyone who asks you for something. Don't refuse to give to anyone who wants to borrow from you.
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42. Give G1325 to him that asketh G154 thee G4571 , and G2532 from him that would G2309 borrow G1155 of G575 thee G4675 turn not thou away G654 G3361 .
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43. "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'
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43. Ye have heard G191 that G3754 it hath been said G4483 , Thou shalt love G25 thy G4675 neighbor G4139 , and G2532 hate G3404 thine G4675 enemy G2190 .
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44. But I tell you, love your enemies. Pray for those who treat you badly.
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44. But G1161 I G1473 say G3004 unto you G5213 , Love G25 your G5216 enemies G2190 , bless G2127 them that curse G2672 you G5209 , do G4160 good G2573 to them that hate G3404 you G5209 , and G2532 pray G4336 for G5228 them which despitefully use G1908 you G5209 , and G2532 persecute G1377 you G5209 ;
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45. If you do this, you will be children who are truly like your Father in heaven. He lets the sun rise for all people, whether they are good or bad. He sends rain to those who do right and to those who do wrong.
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45. That G3704 ye may be G1096 the children G5207 of your G5216 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 heaven G3772 : for G3754 he maketh his G848 sun G2246 to rise G393 on G1909 the evil G4190 and G2532 on the good G18 , and G2532 sendeth rain G1026 on G1909 the just G1342 and G2532 on the unjust G94 .
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46. If you love only those who love you, why should you get a reward for that? Even the tax collectors do that.
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46. For G1063 if G1437 ye love G25 them which love G25 you G5209 , what G5101 reward G3408 have G2192 ye? do G4160 not G3780 even G2532 the G3588 publicans G5057 the G3588 same G846 ?
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47. And if you are nice only to your friends, you are no better than anyone else. Even the people who don't know God are nice to their friends.
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47. And G2532 if G1437 ye salute G782 your G5216 brethren G80 only G3440 , what G5101 do G4160 ye more G4053 than others ? do G4160 not G3780 even G2532 the G3588 publicans G5057 so G3779 ?
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48. What I am saying is that you must be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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48. Be G2071 ye G5210 therefore G3767 perfect G5046 , even as G5618 your G5216 Father G3962 which G3588 is in G1722 heaven G3772 is G2076 perfect G5046 .
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