Matthew 5:1-7:29 When he saw the multitude, he went vp into a mountayne: & when he was set, his disciples came to hym

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ When he saw the multitude, he went vp into a mountayne: & when he was set, his disciples came to hym ² And he opened his mouth, & taught them, saying ³ Blessed (are) the poore in spirite: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen ⁴ Blessed (are) they that mourne: for they shalbe comforted ⁵ Blessed (are) the meke: for they shall inherite the earth ⁶ Blessed (are) they, which do hunger and thirste (after) righteousnes: for they shalbe satisfied ⁷ Blessed (are) the mercyfull: for they shall obteyne mercy ⁸ Blessed (are) the pure in heart: for they shall see God ⁹ Blessed (are) the peace makers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God ¹⁰ Blessed (are) they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen ¹¹ Blessed are ye, whe (men) reuyle you, and persecute (you) and, lying, shall say all maner of euyll saying agaynst you, for my sake ¹² Reioyce, and be glad: for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, whiche were before you ¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth. But yf the salt become vnsauery, where in shall it be salted? It is thencefoorth good for nothing, but to be caste out, and to be troden vnder foote of men ¹⁴ Ye are the lyght of the worlde. A citie that is set on an hyll, can not be hyd ¹⁵ Neyther do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell: but on a candelsticke, and it geueth lyght vnto all that are in the house ¹⁶ Let your lyght so shyne before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father, whiche is in heauen ¹⁷ Thynke not that I am come to destroy the lawe, or the prophetes. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfyll ¹⁸ For truely I say vnto you, tyll heauen and earth passe, one iotte, or one title of the lawe shall not scape, tyll all be fulfylled ¹⁹ Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these least commaundementes, and teacheth men so, he shalbe called the leaste in the kyngdome of heauen. But who so euer doeth, and teacheth (so) the same shalbe called great in the kyngdome of heauen ²⁰ For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen ²¹ Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde to them of the olde tyme, thou shalt not kyll: who so euer kylleth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement ²² But I say vnto you, that who so euer is angry with his brother, vnaduisedly, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And who so euer shall say vnto his brother, racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell: But, whosoeuer shall saye (thou) foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fire ²³ Therfore, if thou bring thy gyft to the aulter, and there remembrest, that thy brother hath ought agaynst thee ²⁴ Leaue there thy gyft, before the aulter, and go thy way, first and be reconciled to thy brother: and then, come and offer thy gyft ²⁵ Agree with thyne aduersarie quicklye, whyles thou art in the waye with him: lest at any tyme the aduersarie deliuer thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the minister, and then thou be cast into pryson ²⁶ Ueryly I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, tyll thou hast payde the vtmost farthyng ²⁷ Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry ²⁸ But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart ²⁹ If thy ryght eye offende thee, plucke it out, and cast it from thee. For better it is vnto thee, that one of thy members perishe, the that thy whole body should be cast into hell ³⁰ And yf thy ryght hande offende thee, cut it of, and cast it from thee. For better it is vnto thee, that one of thy members perishe, then that all thy body shoulde be cast into hell ³¹ It is saide: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, let hym geue her a wrytyng of diuorcement ³² But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer doeth put awaye his wyfe, except it be for fornication, causeth her to commit adultry. And whosoeuer maryeth her that is diuorced, committeth adultry ³³ Agayne, ye haue hearde that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto the Lorde thine othes ³⁴ But, I say vnto you: Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is gods seate ³⁵ Nor by the earth, for it is his footestoole, neither by Hierusalem, for it is the citie of the great kyng ³⁶ Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke ³⁷ But let your communication be yea, yea, nay nay. For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euyll ³⁸ Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth ³⁹ But, I say vnto you, that ye resist not euyll. But, whosoeuer geueth thee a blowe on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also ⁴⁰ And yf any man wyll sue thee at the lawe, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also ⁴¹ And whosoeuer wyll compell thee to go a myle, go with hym twayne ⁴² Geue to hym that asketh thee: & from hym that woulde borowe of thee, turne not thou away ⁴³ Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie ⁴⁴ But I saye vnto you, loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for the which hurt you, and persecute you ⁴⁵ That ye may be the chyldren of your father, which is in heauen. For he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll, and on the good, and sendeth rayne on the iust, and on the vniust ⁴⁶ For yf ye loue them which loue you, what rewarde haue ye? Do not the publicans also euen the same ⁴⁷ And yf ye salute or greete your brethre only, what singuler thyng do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewyse ⁴⁸ Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte ⁶ ¹ Take heede to your almes, that ye geue it not in the sight of men, to the intente that ye woulde be sene of the, or els ye haue no rewarde of your father, which is in heauen ² Therefore, when thou geuest thyne almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as hypocrites do, in the synagogues, & in the streates, yt they might be esteemed of me. Uerily I say vnto you, they haue their reward ³ But when thou doest [thyne] almes, let not thy left hande knowe, what thy ryght hande doeth ⁴ That thyne almes may be in secrete: And thy father, which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly ⁵ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they loue to stande, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streates, that they may be sene of men. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde ⁶ But when thou prayest, enter into thy chaumber, and when thou hast shut thy dore, pray to thy father, which is in secrete, and thy father which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly ⁷ But when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do. For they thynke [it wyl come to passe,] that they shalbe heard, for theyr much bablinges sake ⁸ Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them. For your father knoweth, what thynges ye haue nede of, before ye aske of hym ⁹ After this maner therfore pray ye. O our father, which art in heauen, halowed be thy name ¹⁰ Let thy kyngdome come. Thy wyll be done, as well in earth, as it is in heauen ¹¹ Geue vs this day our dayly breade ¹² And forgeue vs our dettes, as we forgeue our detters ¹³ And leade vs not into temptation, but delyuer vs from euyll. For thyne is the kyngdome, and the power, and the glory, for euer. Amen ¹⁴ For, yf ye forgeue men theyr trespasses, your heauenly father shall also forgeue you ¹⁵ But, yf ye forgeue not men theyr trespasses: no more shall your father, forgeue [you] your trespasses ¹⁶ Moreouer, when ye fast, be not of an heauy countenaunce, as hypocrites are. For they disfigure theyr faces, that they myght appeare vnto men, to fast. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde ¹⁷ But thou, when thou fastest, annoynt thyne head, and washe thy face ¹⁸ That thou appeare not vnto men, to fast: but vnto thy father, which is in secrete, and thy father, which seeth in secrete, shall rewarde thee openly ¹⁹ Hoorde not vp for your selues, treasures vpon earth, where the moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theeues breake through, and steale ²⁰ But laye vp for you, treasures in heauen, where neyther moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where theeues do not breake through, nor steale ²¹ For, where your treasure is, there wyll your heart be also ²² The lyght of the body, is the eye. Wherfore, yf thyne eye be single, all thy body shalbe full of lyght ²³ But and yf thyne eye be wicked, all thy body shalbe ful of darknesse. Wherfore, yf the lyght that is in thee, be darknesse, howe great is that darknesse ²⁴ No man can serue two maisters. For either he shall hate the one, & loue the other: or els leane to the one, and dispise the other. Ye can not serue God, and mammon ²⁵ Therfore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, or drynke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the lyfe more worth then meate? & the body then rayment ²⁶ Beholde the fowles of the ayre: For they sowe not, neither do they reape, nor cary into the barnes: yet your heauenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they ²⁷ Which of you, by takyng of carefull thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature ²⁸ And why care ye for rayment? Learne of the Lylies of the fielde, howe they growe. They weery not [them selues] with labour, neither [do they] spinne ²⁹ And yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his royaltie, was not arayed lyke one of these ³⁰ Wherfore, yf God so clothe the grasse of the fielde, which though it stande to day, is to morowe cast into the ouen: shall he not much more [do] the same for you, O ye of litle fayth ³¹ Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed ³² (For after all these thynges, do the Gentiles seke:) for your heauenly father knoweth, that ye haue nede of all these thynges ³³ But rather, seke ye first the kyngdome of God, and his ryghteousnesse, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you ³⁴ Care not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe. Sufficient vnto the day, is the euyll therof ⁷ ¹ Iudge not, that ye be not iudged ² For with what iudgement ye iudge, ye shalbe iudged: And with what measure ye meate, it shalbe measured to you agayne ³ Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, but perceiuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye ⁴ Or, howe sayest thou to thy brother: suffer me, I wyll plucke out a mote out of thyne eye: and beholde, a beame is in thyne owne eye ⁵ Thou hypocrite, first caste out the beame out of thine owne eye: and then shalt thou see clearely, to plucke out the mote out of thy brothers eye ⁶ Geue not that which is holy, vnto dogges, neyther caste ye your pearles before swyne, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning agayne, all to rent you ⁷ Aske, and it shalbe geuen you: seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you ⁸ For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened ⁹ Is there any among you, which, yf his sonne aske hym bread, wyll geue hym a stone ¹⁰ Or yf he aske fyshe, wyll he geue hym a serpent ¹¹ If ye then, beyng euyll, knowe to geue your chyldren good gyftes: howe much more shall your father, which is in heauen, geue good thynges, to them that aske hym ¹² Therfore all thynges, whatsoeuer ye woulde that men shoulde do to you, do ye euen so to them: For this is the lawe, and the prophetes ¹³ Enter in at the strayte gate. For wyde is the gate, and brode is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in therat ¹⁴ Because, strayte is the gate, and narowe is the way, which leadeth vnto lyfe, and fewe there be that fynde it ¹⁵ Beware of false prophetes, which come to you in sheepes clothyng: but inwardly they are rauenyng woolfes ¹⁶ Ye shall knowe them by theyr fruites, Do men gather grapes of thornes? or fygges of thystles ¹⁷ Euen so, euery good tree, bryngeth foorth good fruite: But a corrupt tree, bryngeth foorth euyll fruite ¹⁸ A good tree, can not bryng foorth bad fruite: neither can a bad tree, bryng foorth good fruite ¹⁹ Euery tree that bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fyre ²⁰ Wherfore, by theyr fruites, ye shall knowe them ²¹ Not euery one, that sayeth vnto me Lorde, Lorde, shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen: but he that doeth the wyll of my father, which is in heauen ²² Many wyll say to me in that day, Lorde Lorde, haue we not prophesied thorowe thy name? and thorowe thy name haue cast out deuyls? & done many great workes thorowe thy name ²³ And then wyll I confesse vnto them, I neuer knewe you: Depart from me, ye that worke iniquitie ²⁴ Therfore, whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt his house vpon a rocke ²⁵ And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rocke ²⁶ And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth them not, shalbe lykened vnto a foolyshe man, which buylt his house vpon the sande ²⁷ And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it ²⁸ And it came to passe, that when Iesus had ended these sayinges, the people were astonied at his doctrine ²⁹ For he taught them, as one hauyng power, and not as the Scribes