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- It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
- And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:
- Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;
- and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;
- Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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- And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
- And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
- Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
- Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
- And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
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- Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,
- who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured.
- And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.
- And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
- "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
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- And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
- And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
- And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
- And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
- Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
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- "Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.
- "Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.
- "But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.
- "Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
- "Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.
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- Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
- Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
- But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
- Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
- Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
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- "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
- "Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.
- "Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.
- "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.
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- But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
- Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
- And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
- Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
- And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
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- "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
- "If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
- "If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.
- "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.
- "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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- For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
- And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
- And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
- But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
- Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
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- "Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.
- "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."
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- Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
- Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
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