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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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- 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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- "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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- "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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- "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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- "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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