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Section IX.

[1] ⁶⁸⁶

⁶⁸⁶ Matt. v. 33.
Ye have heard also that it was said unto the ancients, Lie not, but perform unto [2] God in thy oaths: ⁶⁸⁷

⁶⁸⁷ Matt. v. 34.
but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it [3] is God’s throne; ⁶⁸⁸

⁶⁸⁸ Matt. v. 35.
nor by the earth, for it is a footstool under his feet; nor yet by [4] Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great⁶⁸⁹

⁶⁸⁹ The adj. is in the superlative.
King. ⁶⁹⁰

⁶⁹⁰ Matt. v. 36.
Neither shalt thou swear by thy [5] head, for thou canst not make in it one lock of hair black or white. ⁶⁹¹

⁶⁹¹ Matt. v. 37.
But your word shall be either Yea or Nay, and what is in excess of this is of the evil one.

[6, 7] ⁶⁹²

⁶⁹² Matt. v. 38.
Ye have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth: ⁶⁹³

⁶⁹³ Matt. v. 39.
but I say unto you, Stand not in opposition to the evil;⁶⁹⁴

⁶⁹⁴ A literal reproduction of the Greek, like that in Syr. versions.
but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right [8] cheek,⁶⁹⁵

⁶⁹⁵ Lit. jaw.
turn to him also the other. ⁶⁹⁶

⁶⁹⁶ Matt. v. 40.
And he that would sue thee, and take thy tunic, [9] leave to him also thy wrapper. ⁶⁹⁷

⁶⁹⁷ Matt. v. 41.
And whosoever compelleth thee one mile, go with [10] [Arabic, p. 35] him twain. ⁶⁹⁸

⁶⁹⁸ Matt. v. 42.
And he that asketh thee, give unto him: ⁶⁹⁹

⁶⁹⁹ Luke vi. 30b.
and he that would borrow of thee, prevent him not. And prosecute⁷⁰⁰

⁷⁰⁰ Or, punish.
not him that taketh thy [11] substance. ⁷⁰¹

⁷⁰¹ Luke vi. 31.
And as ye desire that men should do to you, so do ye also to them.

[12, 13] ⁷⁰²

⁷⁰² Matt. v. 43.
Ye have heard that it was said, Love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy: ⁷⁰³

⁷⁰³ Matt. v. 44.
but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that curse you, and deal well with those that hate you, and pray for those who take you with violence and persecute you; [14] ⁷⁰⁴

⁷⁰⁴ Matt. v. 45.
that ye may be sons of your heavenly Father, who maketh his sun to rise on the good and the evil, and sendeth down his rain on the righteous and the [15] unrighteous. ⁷⁰⁵

⁷⁰⁵ Matt. v. 46.
If ye love them that love you, what reward shall ye have? ⁷⁰⁶

⁷⁰⁶ Luke vi. 32b.
for the publicans [16] and sinners also love those that love them. ⁷⁰⁷

⁷⁰⁷ Luke vi. 33.
And if ye do a kindness to those [17] who treat you well, where is your superiority? for sinners also do likewise. ⁷⁰⁸

⁷⁰⁸ Luke vi. 34.
And if ye lend to him of whom ye hope for a reward,⁷⁰⁹

⁷⁰⁹ Or, return.
where is your superiority? for the [18] sinners also lend to sinners, seeking recompense from⁷¹⁰

⁷¹⁰ Or, to be given back as much by.
them. ⁷¹¹

⁷¹¹ Luke vi. 35.
But love your enemies, and do good to them, and lend, and cut not off the hope of any man; that your reward may be great, and ye may be the children of the Highest: for he is lenient [19] towards the wicked and the ungrateful. ⁷¹²

⁷¹² Luke vi. 36.
Be ye merciful, even as your Father also is [20] merciful. ⁷¹³

⁷¹³ Matt. v. 47.
And if ye inquire for the good of your brethren only, what more have [21] ye done than others? is not this the conduct of the publicans also? ⁷¹⁴

⁷¹⁴ Matt. v. 48.
Be ye now⁷¹⁵

⁷¹⁵ Our translator is continually using this word (cf. § 9, 23) where the context and the originals require then or therefore. We shall only occasionally reproduce the peculiarity.
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

[22] ⁷¹⁶

⁷¹⁶ Matt. vi. 1.
Consider your alms; do them not before men to let them see you: and if it be not [23] so,⁷¹⁷

⁷¹⁷ A clumsy phrase.
ye have no reward before your Father which is in the heavens. ⁷¹⁸

⁷¹⁸ Matt. vi. 2.
When then thou givest an alms now, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as do the people of hypocrisy, [Arabic, p. 36] in the synagogues and the marketplaces, that men may praise them. And [24] verily say I unto you, They have received their reward. ⁷¹⁹

⁷¹⁹ Matt. vi. 3.
But thou, when [25] thou doest alms, let thy left hand not know what thy right hand doeth; ⁷²⁰

⁷²⁰ Matt. vi. 4.
that thine alms may be concealed: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

[26] ⁷²¹

⁷²¹ Matt. vi. 5.
And whenever thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites, who love to stand in the synagogues and in the corners of the marketplaces for prayers, that men may behold [27] them. ⁷²²

⁷²² Matt. vi. 6.
And verily say I unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and fasten thy door, and pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. [28] ⁷²³

⁷²³ Matt. vi. 7.
And whenever ye pray, be not babblers, as the heathen; for they think that by the [29] abundance of their words they shall be heard. ⁷²⁴

⁷²⁴ Matt. vi. 8.
Then be not ye now like unto them: [30] for your Father knoweth your request before ye ask him. ⁷²⁵

⁷²⁵ Luke xi. 1b.
One of his disciples said [31] unto him, Our Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. ⁷²⁶

⁷²⁶ Luke xi. 2a.
Jesus said unto [32] them, Thus now pray ye now:⁷²⁷

⁷²⁷ The Arabic text makes Matthew begin here.
⁷²⁸

⁷²⁸ Matt. vi. 9.
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy [33, 34] name. ⁷²⁹

⁷²⁹ Matt. vi. 10.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done,⁷³⁰

⁷³⁰ The text as printed reads, That thy will may be (done); but it is to be explained as a (very common grammatical) transcriptional error. The Cur., however, has and.
as in heaven, so on earth. ⁷³¹

⁷³¹ Matt. vi. 11.
Give us the [35] food of to-day. ⁷³²

⁷³² Matt. vi. 12.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgave those that trespassed [36] against us. ⁷³³

⁷³³ Matt. vi. 13.
And bring us not into temptations, but deliver us from the evil one. For [37] thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.⁷³⁴

⁷³⁴ Lit. unto the age of the ages.
⁷³⁵

⁷³⁵ Matt. vi. 14.
If ye forgive [Arabic, p. 37] men their wrong-doing,⁷³⁶

⁷³⁶ Or, folly; and so in following verse.
your Father which is in heaven will forgive you. [38] ⁷³⁷

⁷³⁷ Matt. vi. 15.
But if ye forgive not men, neither will your Father pardon your wrong-doing.

[39] ⁷³⁸

⁷³⁸ Matt. vi. 16.
When ye fast, do not frown, as the hypocrites; for they make their faces austere, that they may be seen of⁷³⁹

⁷³⁹ Or, shew to.
men that they are fasting. Verily I say unto you, They [40] have received their reward. ⁷⁴⁰

⁷⁴⁰ Matt. vi. 17.
But when thou fastest, wash thy face and anoint thy [41] head; ⁷⁴¹

⁷⁴¹ Matt. vi. 18.
that thou make not an appearance to men of fasting, but to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee.

[42] ⁷⁴²

⁷⁴² Luke xii. 32.
Be not agitated, little flock; for your Father hath delighted to give you the kingdom. [43] ⁷⁴³

⁷⁴³ Luke xii. 33a.
Sell your possessions, and give in alms; take to yourselves purses that wax [44] not old. ⁷⁴⁴

⁷⁴⁴ Matt. vi. 19.
Lay not up treasure on earth, where moth and worm corrupt, and where [45] thieves break through and steal: ⁷⁴⁵

⁷⁴⁵ Matt. vi. 20.
but lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where [46] moth and worm do not corrupt, nor thieves break through nor steal: ⁷⁴⁶

⁷⁴⁶ Matt. vi. 21.
for where your [47] treasure is, there also will your heart be. ⁷⁴⁷

⁷⁴⁷ Matt. vi. 22.
The lamp of the body is the eye: if then⁷⁴⁸

⁷⁴⁸ Or, for if.
[48] thine eye now be sound, thy whole body also shall be light. ⁷⁴⁹

⁷⁴⁹ Matt. vi. 23.
But if thine eye be evil, all thy body shall be dark. And if the light which is in thee is darkness, how [49] great is⁷⁵⁰

⁷⁵⁰ Or, will be.
thy darkness! ⁷⁵¹

⁷⁵¹ Luke xi. 35.
Be watchful that the light which is in thee be not darkness. [50] ⁷⁵²

⁷⁵² Luke xi. 36.
Because that, if thy whole body is light, and have no part dark, it shall all be light, as the lamp giveth light to thee with its flame.
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