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Text -- Matthew 5:15-48 (NET)

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5:15 People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
Fulfillment of the Law and Prophets
5:17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them. 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place. 5:19 So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Anger and Murder
5:21 “You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’ 5:22 But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’ will be sent to fiery hell. 5:23 So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 5:24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift. 5:25 Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison. 5:26 I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!
Adultery
5:27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell. 5:30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.
Divorce
5:31 “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’ 5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Oaths
5:33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all– not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 5:35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. 5:36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. 5:37 Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.
Retaliation
5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well. 5:40 And if someone wants to sue you and to take your tunic, give him your coat also. 5:41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.
Love for Enemies
5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’ 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you, 5:45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they? 5:47 And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they? 5:48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Gentile a non-Jewish person
 · Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
 · Pharisee a religious group or sect of the Jews
 · Raca an Aramaic term of contempt and abuse 'empty one'.


Dictionary Themes and Topics: SERMON ON THE MOUNT | Matthew, Gospel according to | Religion | Jesus, The Christ | Instruction | JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 | Law | Judaism | Commandments | Love | Wicked | TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE | Forgiveness | LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT | Oath | QUOTATIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT | Enemy | Retaliation | ETHICS OF JESUS | GEHENNA | more
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NET Notes: Mat 5:15 Or “a bowl”; this refers to any container for dry material of about eight liters (two gallons) capacity. It could be translated “bas...

NET Notes: Mat 5:17 Grk “not come to abolish but to fulfill.” Direct objects (“these things,” “them”) were frequently omitted in Greek...

NET Notes: Mat 5:18 The smallest letter refers to the smallest Hebrew letter (yod) and the stroke of a letter to a serif (a hook or projection on a Hebrew letter).

NET Notes: Mat 5:19 Grk “teaches men” ( in a generic sense, people).

NET Notes: Mat 5:20 See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

NET Notes: Mat 5:21 A quotation from Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17.

NET Notes: Mat 5:22 The word translated hell is “Gehenna” (γέεννα, geenna), a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew words ge hinno...

NET Notes: Mat 5:25 Grk “the accuser.”

NET Notes: Mat 5:26 The penny here was a quadrans, a Roman copper coin worth 1/64 of a denarius (L&N 6.78). The parallel passage in Luke 12:59 mentions the lepton, eq...

NET Notes: Mat 5:27 A quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:17.

NET Notes: Mat 5:29 On this word here and in the following verse, see the note on the word hell in 5:22.

NET Notes: Mat 5:31 A quotation from Deut 24:1.

NET Notes: Mat 5:33 A quotation from Lev 19:12.

NET Notes: Mat 5:35 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

NET Notes: Mat 5:37 The term πονηροῦ (ponhrou) may be understood as specific and personified, referring to the devil, or possibly as a...

NET Notes: Mat 5:38 A quotation from Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20.

NET Notes: Mat 5:39 ‡ Many mss (B D K L Δ Θ Ë13 565 579 700 1424 pm) have σου (sou) here (“your right cheek”), but many ot...

NET Notes: Mat 5:40 Or “shirt” (a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin). The name for this garment (χιτών, citwn) pres...

NET Notes: Mat 5:41 If anyone forces you to go one mile. In NT times Roman soldiers had the authority to press civilians into service to carry loads for them.

NET Notes: Mat 5:42 Grk “do not turn away from.”

NET Notes: Mat 5:43 A quotation from Lev 19:18.

NET Notes: Mat 5:44 Most mss ([D] L [W] Θ Ë13 33 Ï lat) read “bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistre...

NET Notes: Mat 5:45 Grk “be sons of your Father in heaven.” Here, however, the focus is not on attaining a relationship (becoming a child of God) but rather o...

NET Notes: Mat 5:46 The tax collectors would bid to collect taxes for the Roman government and then add a surcharge, which they kept. Since tax collectors worked for Rome...

NET Notes: Mat 5:48 This remark echoes the more common OT statements like Lev 19:2 or Deut 18:13: “you must be holy as I am holy.”

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