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For verily I say unto you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all come to pass.
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Whosoever then shall do away with one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall practise and teach [them], *he* shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
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For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
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Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.
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But *I* say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to [be called before] the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.
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If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,
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leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go, be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
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Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
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Verily I say to thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence till thou hast paid the last farthing.
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Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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But *I* say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
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And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
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It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.
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But *I* say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery, and whosoever marries one that is put away commits adultery.
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Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.
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But *I* say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is [the] throne of God;
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nor by the earth, because it is [the] footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is [the] city of the great King.
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Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than these is from evil.
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Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.