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J A N U A R Y
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Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21Amorites,
Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
13:15 Hebrew seed; also in 13:16. 14:1 Hebrew Shinar;
also in 14:9. 14:3 Hebrew Salt Sea. 14:8 Hebrew Siddim
Valley (see 14:3); also in 14:10. 14:18 Hebrew El-Elyon;
also in 14:19, 20, 22. 15:18 Hebrew the river of Egypt,
referring either to an eastern branch of the Nile River or to
the Brook of Egypt in the Sinai (see Num 34:5).
MATTHEW 5:27-48
“You have heard the commandment
that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’* 28But I say, anyone who even
looks at a woman with lust has already
committed adultery with her in his
heart. 29 So if your eye—even your good
eye*—causes you to lust, 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.
30And if your hand—even your stronger
hand*—causes you to sin, cut it off 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.
31“You have heard the law that says, ‘A
man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’*
32But I say that a man who divorces
his wife, unless she has been unfaithful,
causes her to commit adultery. And
anyone who marries a divorced woman
also commits adultery.
33“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your
vows; you must carry out the vows you
make to the Lord.’* 34But I say, do not
make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’
because heaven is God’s throne. 35And
do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the
earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By
Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of
the great King. 36 Do not even say, ‘By my
head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or
black. 37 Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or
‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is
from the evil one.
38“You have heard the law that says
the punishment must match the injury:
‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth.’* 39 But I say, do not resist an evil
person! If someone slaps you on the
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right cheek, offer the other cheek also.
are sued in court and your shirt
is taken from you, give your coat, too.
41If a soldier demands that you carry his
gear for a mile,* carry it two miles.
42Give to those who ask, and don’t turn
away from those who want to borrow.
43“You have heard the law that says,
‘Love your neighbor’* and hate your
enemy. 44But I say, love your enemies!*
Pray for those who persecute you! 45In
that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he
gives his sunlight to both the evil and the
good, and he sends rain on the just and
the unjust alike. 46If you love only those
who love you, what reward is there for
that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that
much. 47 If you are kind only to your
friends,* how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. 48But you
are to be perfect, even as your Father in
heaven is perfect.”
40If you
5:27 Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18. 5:29 Greek your right
eye. 5:30 Greek your right hand. 5:31 Deut 24:1.
5:33 Num 30:2. 5:38 Greek the law that says: ‘An eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20;
Deut 19:21. 5:41 Greek milion [4,854 feet or 1,478
meters]. 5:43 Lev 19:18. 5:44 Some manuscripts add
Bless those who curse you. Do good to those who hate you.
Compare Luke 6:27-28. 5:47 Greek your brothers.
PSALM 6:1-10
For the choir director: A psalm of David,
to be accompanied by an eight-stringed
instrument.*
O Lord, don’t rebuke me in
your anger
or discipline me in your rage.
2 Have compassion on me, Lord,
for I am weak.
Heal me, Lord, for my bones are
in agony.
3 I am sick at heart.
How long, O Lord, until you
restore me?
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Return, O Lord, and rescue me.
Save me because of your unfailing
love.
5 For the dead do not remember
you.
Who can praise you from
the grave?*
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