5:1 videns autem turbas ascendit in          1.  And seeing the multitudes, he went
montem et cum sedisset accesserunt ad        up into a mountain: and when he was
eum discipuli eius                           set, his disciples came unto him:
                                             
5:2 et aperiens os suum docebat eos          2.  And he opened his mouth, and taught
dicens                                       them, saying,
                                             
5:3 beati pauperes spiritu quoniam           3.  Blessed are the poor in spirit: for
ipsorum est regnum caelorum                  theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
                                             
5:4 beati mites quoniam ipsi                 4.  Blessed are they that mourn: for
possidebunt terram                           they shall be comforted.
                                             
5:5 beati qui lugent quoniam ipsi            5.  Blessed are the meek: for they
consolabuntur                                shall inherit the earth.
                                             
5:6 beati qui esuriunt et sitiunt            6.  Blessed are they which do hunger
iustitiam quoniam ipsi saturabuntur          and thirst after righteousness: for
                                             they shall be filled.
                                             
5:7 beati misericordes quia ipsi             7.  Blessed are the merciful: for they
misericordiam consequentur                   shall obtain mercy.
                                             
5:8 beati mundo corde quoniam ipsi Deum      8.  Blessed are the pure in heart: for
videbunt                                     they shall see God.
                                             
5:9 beati pacifici quoniam filii Dei         9.  Blessed are the peacemakers: for
vocabuntur                                   they shall be called the children of
                                             God.
                                             
5:10 beati qui persecutionem patiuntur       10.  Blessed are they which are
propter iustitiam quoniam ipsorum est        persecuted for righteousness' sake: for
regnum caelorum                              theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
                                             
5:11 beati estis cum maledixerint vobis      11.  Blessed are ye, when men shall
et persecuti vos fuerint et dixerint         revile you, and persecute you, and
omne malum adversum vos mentientes           shall say all manner of evil against
propter me                                   you falsely, for my sake.
                                             
5:12 gaudete et exultate quoniam merces      12.  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:
vestra copiosa est in caelis sic enim        for great is your reward in heaven: for
persecuti sunt prophetas qui fuerunt         so persecuted they the prophets which
ante vos                                     were before you.
                                             
5:13 vos estis sal terrae quod si sal        13.  Ye are the salt of the earth: but
evanuerit in quo sallietur ad nihilum        if the salt have lost his savour,
valet ultra nisi ut mittatur foras et        wherewith shall it be salted? it is
conculcetur ab hominibus                     thenceforth good for nothing, but to be
                                             cast out, and to be trodden under foot
                                             of men.
                                             
5:14 vos estis lux mundi non potest          14.  Ye are the light of the world. A
civitas abscondi supra montem posita         city that is set on an hill cannot be
                                             hid.
                                             
5:15 neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt      15.  Neither do men light a candle, and
eam sub modio sed super candelabrum ut       put it under a bushel, but on a
luceat omnibus qui in domo sunt              candlestick; and it giveth light unto
                                             all that are in the house.
                                             
5:16 sic luceat lux vestra coram             16.  Let your light so shine before
hominibus ut videant vestra bona opera       men, that they may see your good works,
et glorificent Patrem vestrum qui in         and glorify your Father which is in
caelis est                                   heaven.
                                             
5:17 nolite putare quoniam veni solvere      17.  Think not that I am come to
legem aut prophetas non veni solvere         destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
sed adimplere                                not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
                                             
5:18 amen quippe dico vobis donec            18.  For verily I say unto you, Till
transeat caelum et terra iota unum aut       heaven and earth pass, one jot or one
unus apex non praeteribit a lege donec       tittle shall in no wise pass from the
omnia fiant                                  law, till all be fulfilled.
                                             
5:19 qui ergo solverit unum de mandatis      19.  Whosoever therefore shall break
istis minimis et docuerit sic homines        one of these least commandments, and
minimus vocabitur in regno caelorum qui      shall teach men so, he shall be called
autem fecerit et docuerit hic magnus         the least in the kingdom of heaven: but
vocabitur in regno caelorum                  whosoever shall do and teach them, the
                                             same shall be called great in the
                                             kingdom of heaven.
                                             
5:20 dico enim vobis quia nisi               20.  For I say unto you, That except
abundaverit iustitia vestra plus quam        your righteousness shall exceed the
scribarum et Pharisaeorum non                righteousness of the scribes and
intrabitis in regnum caelorum                Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter
                                             into the kingdom of heaven.
                                             
5:21 audistis quia dictum est antiquis       21.  Ye have heard that it was said of
non occides qui autem occiderit reus         them of old time, Thou shalt not kill;
erit iudicio                                 and whosoever shall kill shall be in
                                             danger of the judgment:
                                             
5:22 ego autem dico vobis quia omnis         22.  But I say unto you, That whosoever
qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit           is angry with his brother without a
iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo         cause shall be in danger of the
racha reus erit concilio qui autem           judgment: and whosoever shall say to
dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis       his brother, Raca, shall be in danger
                                             of the council: but whosoever shall
                                             say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of
                                             hell fire.
                                             
5:23 si ergo offeres munus tuum ad           23.  Therefore if thou bring thy gift
altare et ibi recordatus fueris quia         to the altar, and there rememberest
frater tuus habet aliquid adversum te        that thy brother hath ought against
                                             thee;
                                             
5:24 relinque ibi munus tuum ante            24.  Leave there thy gift before the
altare et vade prius reconciliare            altar, and go thy way; first be
fratri tuo et tunc veniens offers munus      reconciled to thy brother, and then
tuum                                         come and offer thy gift.
                                             
5:25 esto consentiens adversario tuo         25.  Agree with thine adversary
cito dum es in via cum eo ne forte           quickly, whiles thou art in the way
tradat te adversarius iudici et iudex        with him; lest at any time the
tradat te ministro et in carcerem            adversary deliver thee to the judge,
mittaris                                     and the judge deliver thee to the
                                             officer, and thou be cast into prison.
                                             
5:26 amen dico tibi non exies inde           26.  Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt
donec reddas novissimum quadrantem           by no means come out thence, till thou
                                             hast paid the uttermost farthing.
                                             
5:27 audistis quia dictum est antiquis       27.  Ye have heard that it was said by
non moechaberis                              them of old time, Thou shalt not commit
                                             adultery:
                                             
5:28 ego autem dico vobis quoniam omnis      28.  But I say unto you, That whosoever
qui viderit mulierem ad concupiscendum       looketh on a woman to lust after her
eam iam moechatus est eam in corde suo       hath committed adultery with her
                                             already in his heart.
                                             
5:29 quod si oculus tuus dexter              29.  And if thy right eye offend thee,
scandalizat te erue eum et proice abs        pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
te expedit enim tibi ut pereat unum          for it is profitable for thee that one
membrorum tuorum quam totum corpus tuum      of thy members should perish, and not
mittatur in gehennam                         that thy whole body should be cast into
                                             hell.
                                             
5:30 et si dextera manus tua                 30.  And if thy right hand offend thee,
scandalizat te abscide eam et proice         cut it off, and cast it from thee: for
abs te expedit tibi ut pereat unum           it is profitable for thee that one of
membrorum tuorum quam totum corpus tuum      thy members should perish, and not that
eat in gehennam                              thy whole body should be cast into hell.
                                             
5:31 dictum est autem quicumque              31.  It hath been said, Whosoever shall
dimiserit uxorem suam det illi libellum      put away his wife, let him give her a
repudii                                      writing of divorcement:
                                             
5:32 ego autem dico vobis quia omnis         32.  But I say unto you, That whosoever
qui dimiserit uxorem suam excepta            shall put away his wife, saving for the
fornicationis causa facit eam moechari       cause of fornication, causeth her to
et qui dimissam duxerit adulterat            commit adultery: and whosoever shall
                                             marry her that is divorced committeth
                                             adultery.
                                             
5:33 iterum audistis quia dictum est         33.  Again, ye have heard that it hath
antiquis non peierabis reddes autem          been said by them of old time, Thou
Domino iuramenta tua                         shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt
                                             perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
                                             
5:34 ego autem dico vobis non iurare         34.  But I say unto you, Swear not at
omnino neque per caelum quia thronus         all; neither by heaven; for it is God's
Dei est                                      throne:
                                             
5:35 neque per terram quia scabillum         35.  Nor by the earth; for it is his
est pedum eius neque per Hierosolymam        footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it
quia civitas est magni Regis                 is the city of the great King.
                                             
5:36 neque per caput tuum iuraveris          36.  Neither shalt thou swear by thy
quia non potes unum capillum album           head, because thou canst not make one
facere aut nigrum                            hair white or black.
                                             
5:37 sit autem sermo vester est est non      37.  But let your communication be,
non quod autem his abundantius est a         Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is
malo est                                     more than these cometh of evil.
                                             
5:38 audistis quia dictum est oculum         38.  Ye have heard that it hath been
pro oculo et dentem pro dente                said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth
                                             for a tooth:
                                             
5:39 ego autem dico vobis non resistere      39.  But I say unto you, That ye resist
malo sed si quis te percusserit in           not evil: but whosoever shall smite
dextera maxilla tua praebe illi et           thee on thy right cheek, turn to him
alteram                                      the other also.
                                             
5:40 et ei qui vult tecum iudicio            40.  And if any man will sue thee at
contendere et tunicam tuam tollere           the law, and take away thy coat, let
remitte ei et pallium                        him have thy cloak also.
                                             
5:41 et quicumque te angariaverit mille      41.  And whosoever shall compel thee to
passus vade cum illo alia duo                go a mile, go with him twain.
                                             
5:42 qui petit a te da ei et volenti         42.  Give to him that asketh thee, and
mutuari a te ne avertaris                    from him that would borrow of thee turn
                                             not thou away.
                                             
5:43 audistis quia dictum est diliges        43.  Ye have heard that it hath been
proximum tuum et odio habebis inimicum       said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
tuum                                         and hate thine enemy.
                                             
5:44 ego autem dico vobis diligite           44.  But I say unto you, Love your
inimicos vestros benefacite his qui          enemies, bless them that curse you, do
oderunt vos et orate pro persequentibus      good to them that hate you, and pray
et calumniantibus vos                        for them which despitefully use you,
                                             and persecute you;
                                             
5:45 ut sitis filii Patris vestri qui        45.  That ye may be the children of
in caelis est qui solem suum oriri           your Father which is in heaven: for he
facit super bonos et malos et pluit          maketh his sun to rise on the evil and
super iustos et iniustos                     on the good, and sendeth rain on the
                                             just and on the unjust.
                                             
5:46 si enim diligatis eos qui vos           46.  For if ye love them which love
diligunt quam mercedem habebitis nonne       you, what reward have ye? do not even
et publicani hoc faciunt                     the publicans the same?
                                             
5:47 et si salutaveritis fratres             47.  And if ye salute your brethren
vestros tantum quid amplius facitis          only, what do ye more than others? do
nonne et ethnici hoc faciunt                 not even the publicans so?
                                             
5:48 estote ergo vos perfecti sicut et       48.  Be ye therefore perfect, even as
Pater vester caelestis perfectus est         your Father which is in heaven is
                                             perfect.