Teaching on anger, desire, marriage, speech, retaliation, and love presses beyond outward appearance toward faithful conduct before God.

1. 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
2. 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
3. 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
4. 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
5. 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
6. 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
7. 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
8. 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
9. 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
10. 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
11. 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
12. 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
13. 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
14. 5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
15. 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
16. 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
17. 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
18. 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
19. 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
20. 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
21. 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
22. 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
23. 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
24. 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
25. 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
26. 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
27. 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
28. 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.