Matthew - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1053
The New Testament
other brothers, james the son of Zebedee, and ]ohn his brother, in the boat along with their father, mending their nets; and He hailed them. And at once abandoning the boat and their father, they followed Him. jesus then went through all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, and pro- claiming the good news of the King- dom, as well as curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people. And the report about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all those who were afflicted with different mental diseases and sufferings——demoniacs, lunatics, and pa.ralytics——and He restored them to health. And great crowds followed Him
from Galilee, Decapolis, jerusalem, and judea, as well as from the other side ofthe jordan. Wiz §wn¤n an ibn giluunt. Now observing those crowds, He
ascended the hill; and seating Him- self, His disciples approached Him. Then having opened His mouth, He addressed them as follows: ‘ Blessed are the gentleiu spirit; for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. ‘ Blessed are the sufferers; for they shall be comforted. ‘ Blessed are the kind-hearted ; for they shall inherit the earth. ‘Blessed are the hungering and
thirsting for righteousness; for they shall be satisfied. ‘ Blessed are the merciful ; for they shall secure mercy. ‘ Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God Himself. ‘ Blessed are the peacemakers; for
they shall be declared God’s own sons. ‘ Blessed are the persecuted on
account of righteousness ; because the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. ‘You are blessed whenever they
curse and persecute you, and say every vile thing against you, falsely, because of Me. Be glad and delighted! he- cause your reward in heavenlwill be great; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. ‘ You are the salt of the earth ; but
if the salt should lose its strength, with what can itself be salted? lt is then good for nothing, but to be Hung out and trodden under foot by mankind. ‘You are the light of the world.
A town built upon a hill cannot be concealed. A lamp is never lighted and placed under a corn measure, but upon the Iampstand; and it gives light to all those in the house. Thus let your light shine in the presence of mankind; so that they may see your good conduct, and praise your Father Who is in heaven. ‘ Do not imagine that I have come
tolabolish the law and the prophets; I have not come to abolish, but to complete them. For I tell you in- deed, that until the heavens and the earth shall pass away, a single dot or hairstroke shall not disappear from the law, until all has been completed. lf, therefore, any one shall make light of one of the least of its commands, and shall teach men so, he shall be declared the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever teaches them and acts up to them, he shall be great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For I tell you that if your righteousness does not surpass that of the professors and Pharisees, you can by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven. W32 @:1tu (Erplaiuclr. ‘You have heardthat it was said
by the ancients, You shall not mur- der; and if a man should murder, he would be liable to punishment. But I tell you, that every man quarrelling with his brother will be liable to pun- ishment; and if he should call his brother ‘Sc0undrel,' he will be liable to the High Court of justice; and whoever shall call his brother ‘ Rebel} will be liable to the branding by fire. Therefore, even if you have carried your offering up to the altar, and you should there discover that your brother has suffered any wrong by you, leave your offering even before the altar, and go away; first be recon- ciled to your brother, and then return· ing, present your offering. ‘ Make friends with your accuser
quickly, even while you are in his company; for your accuser may drag you before the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the odicer, and he in turn may take you to prison. I tell you indeed, that you will not IOS3 16 x8 20 21 22 26
