GNT 27 "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, NIV 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, GNT 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. NIV 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. GNT 29 If anyone hits you on one cheek, let him hit the other one too; if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well. NIV 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. GNT 30 Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back. NIV 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. GNT 31 Do for others just what you want them to do for you. NIV 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. GNT 32 "If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them! NIV 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. GNT 33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that! NIV 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. GNT 34 And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount! NIV 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. GNT 35 No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked. NIV 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. GNT 36 Be merciful just as your Father is merciful. NIV 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. GNT 37 "Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you. NIV 37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. GNT 38 Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands - all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you." NIV 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” GNT 39 And Jesus told them this parable: "One blind man cannot lead another one; if he does, both will fall into a ditch. NIV 39 He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? GNT 40 No pupils are greater than their teacher; but all pupils, when they have completed their training, will be like their teacher. NIV 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher. GNT 41 "Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but pay no attention to the log in your own eye? NIV 41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? GNT 42 How can you say to your brother, "Please, brother, let me take that speck out of your eye,' yet cannot even see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. NIV 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. GNT 43 "A healthy tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a poor tree bear good fruit. NIV 43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. GNT 44 Every tree is known by the fruit it bears; you do not pick figs from thorn bushes or gather grapes from bramble bushes. NIV 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. GNT 45 A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. NIV 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. GNT 46 "Why do you call me, "Lord, Lord,' and yet don't do what I tell you? NIV 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? GNT 47 Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words and obeys them - I will show you what he is like. NIV 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. GNT 48 He is like a man who, in building his house, dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. The river flooded over and hit that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. NIV 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. GNT 49 But anyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a man who built his house without laying a foundation; when the flood hit that house it fell at once - and what a terrible crash that was!" NIV 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
NIV 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, NIV 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. NIV 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. NIV 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. NIV 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. NIV 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. NIV 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. NIV 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. NIV 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. NIV 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. NIV 37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. NIV 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” NIV 39 He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? NIV 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher. NIV 41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? NIV 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. NIV 43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. NIV 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. NIV 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. NIV 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? NIV 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. NIV 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. NIV 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”