You have heard that I was said, "Do not commit adultery."

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut if off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go to hell.

It has been said, "Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce."

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

Again, you have that it is said to the people long ago, "Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord."

But I tell you, Do not swear a all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne,

or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.

Simply let your ‘Yes’ be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

You have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth."

But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.

If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they will have received their reward in full.

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.