The Life of Jesus

Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.

But let your communication be Yea, yea: Nay, nay. For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euill.

Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

And if any man wil sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.

And whosoeuer will compell thee to goe a mile, goe with him twaine.

Giue to him that asketh, and from him that would borowe of thee, turne not away.

Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,

That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.

For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?

And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?

Ye shall therefore be perfit, as your Father which is in heauen, is perfite.

Take heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue.

Therefore when thou giuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as the hypocrites doe in the Synagogues and in the streetes, to be praysed of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.

But when thou doest thine almes, let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doeth,

That thine almes may be in secret, and thy Father that seeth in secret, hee will rewarde thee openly.

And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they loue to stand, and pray in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streetes, because they would be seene of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.

But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber and when thou hast shut thy doore, pray vnto thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall rewarde thee openly.

Also when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling.

Be ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him.

After this maner therefore pray ye, Our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdome come. Thy will be done euen in earth, as it is in heauen.

Giue vs this day our dayly bread.

And forgiue vs our dettes, as we also forgiue our detters.