Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible
References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version
Read Matthew 1 and 2 here...Read Matthew 3 here...Read Matthew 4 here
Textual changes are underlined.
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into
the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto
him: 2 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed(a) are the poor in spirit(b):
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of
God.
10 Blessed are they that have been
persecuted for righteousness` sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and
persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is
your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that
were before you.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the
salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden
under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set
on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do [men] light a lamp, and
put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto
all that are in the house. 16 Even so let your light shine
before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your
Father who is in heaven.
17 Think not that I came to destroy the law
or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill. 18 For
verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot
or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all
things be accomplished. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one
of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be
called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do
and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven. 20 For I say unto you, that except your righteousness
shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees,
ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of
old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be
in danger of the judgment: 22 but I say unto you(c), that
every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of
the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca(d),
shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou
fool, shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna(e).
23 If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and
there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, 24
leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be
reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25
Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in
the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and
the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily(f) I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come
out thence, till thou have paid the last penny.
27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou
shalt not commit adultery: 28 but I say unto you, that every one
that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye
causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should
perish, and not thy whole body be cast into Gehenna. 30
And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and
cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not thy whole body go into Gehenna.
31 It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him
give her a writing of divorcement: 32 but I say unto you, that
every one who putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of
fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry
her when she is put away committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to
them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt
perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 but I say unto you, swear
not at all(g); neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of
God; 35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet;
nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make
one hair white or black. 37 Just let your word be, Yes for
yes; No for no: and whatsoever is more than these is of
the evil [one].
38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 but I say unto you,
resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man would
go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy
cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile,
go with him two. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him
that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: 44 but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; 45 that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. 46 For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the tax-collectors the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others?] do not even the Gentiles the same? 48 Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Footnotes
(a) Blessed, or, Sublimely happy
(21st Century New Testament); Exalted (Eonian Life Bible
New Testament)
(b) One who is deeply sensible of his spiritual poverty
and wretchedness.~Adam Clarke
(c) "I say unto you" "The
formula, I say, used by Jesus, is explained as the
language, not of Almighty God, but of a divine messenger, by
Gill, apud Williams on chap. vii. 29; and SCHLEUSNER, Lex. in
Nov. Test. v. Eyw, 3; and of 'the direct, immediate
representative of the wisdom of the Father,' by MILMAN, Hist. of
Christianity, vol. i. p. 191." John Wilson
(d) Raca: "It signifies a vain, empty, worthless fellow,
shallow brains, a term of great contempt."~Adam Clarke
(e) The KJV and ASV have "hell" here.
The Greek has Gehenna. "The word 'hell' in the King James
Version does duty for a variety of Greek expressions. It is used
for Hades (hADOU), Tartarus (in TARTARWSAS, II Peter 2:4) and
Gehenna (GEENNA). Thus the 'fiery Gehenna' of Matt. 5:22 becomes
'hell fire' in the King James Version. In this the Jacobean
translators too readily assumed that those three expressions
were identical in meaning, and exceeded their proper function as
translators." ~The New Testament of 1611 as a Translation by
Edgar J. Goodspeed 1911
(f) Verily, or, Truly; "Believe me" (Knox Bible);
Indeed (Emphatic Diaglott)
(g) swear not at all
- The words of Jesus have been quoted by some as an apology for
profanity, on the principle of logic that they could "swear at
some."
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