Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Matthew by R F Weymouth
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he should obtain judgement from the magistrate against you,
and the magistrate should give you in custody to the officer and you be thrown into prison. 005:026 I solemnly tell you that you will certainly not be released till you have paid the very last farthing. 005:027 "You have heard that it was said, `Thou shalt not commit adultery.' 005:028 But I tell you that whoever looks at a woman and cherishes lustful thoughts has already in his heart become guilty with regard to her. 005:029 If therefore your eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna. 005:030 And if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should go into Gehenna. 005:031 "It was also said, `If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.' 005:032 But I tell you that every man who puts away his wife except on the ground of unfaithfulness causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries her when so divorced commits adultery. 005:033 "Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, `Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform thy vows to the Lord.' 005:034 But I tell you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God's throne; 005:035 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool under His feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the Great King. 005:036 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. |
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