CHAPTER 5
1 AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a
mountain to teach unto them the things which
the Father had commanded of him; and when
he was set in the place where he would teach
the people, he called forth his disciples and
they came unto him that they might hear more
clearly the things that he would command the
people, so that they could teach these same
things unto the people as they had been given
authority to do.
2 And after he had presented his disciples
before the people, he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying, Blessed are ye if ye shall
give heed unto the words of these twelve whom
I have chosen from among you to minister
unto you, and to be your servants; and unto
them I have given power that they may baptize
you with water, if ye repent and believe on the
things which I shall give unto you from my
Father; and after that ye are baptized with
water, which is the covenant ye shall make
before God that ye shall do the things which I
shall command you this day; behold, I will
baptize you with fire and with the Holy Ghost,
which shall cause you to know that the things
that I shall give unto you are true. And this
fire shall burn within you, giving you a
remission of your sins by the peace that ye
shall find in your souls. For ye are poor in
spirit and seek for the kingdom of heaven.
And it is this kingdom that I shall give unto
you this day.
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto
me and learn that which the Father hath given
me for them; for their spirits shall be filled and
they shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 And again, blessed are they that mourn
because they seek for more righteousness, but
cannot find it in the doctrines and precepts of
men which they have been given; for they shall
be comforted by the words which I give unto
them this day.
5 Blessed are the meek who seek to do the will
of the Father in all things; for they shall inherit
the earth that hath been prepared for them.
6 And blessed are they who do hunger and
thirst after righteousness in meekness and
lowliness of heart; for they shall be filled with
the Holy Ghost who shall teach them all things.
7 And blessed are the merciful who love
others and extend to them no judgment for
what they do, which is evil; for they shall obtain
mercy for that which they do, which is evil.
8 And blessed are all the pure in heart who in
righteousness seek to know God and His ways,
that they might understand truth, and not to
consume it upon their lusts as do they who are
impure; behold, they shall know God.
9 And blessed are the peacemakers who
contend with no man over doctrine. Yea, these
shall come to know the true doctrine, and then
they shall be called the children of God.
10 And blessed are they which are persecuted
and mocked by others because of their
righteous works; for they shall find their peace
and happiness in the kingdom of heaven.
11 And blessed are ye, when men shall revile
you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner
of evil against you falsely, because of that which
ye do for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad in your
persecutions and afflictions; for so persecuted
they the prophets who were before you, who I
sent unto the people to teach them these
things; for your reward shall be given you from
heaven by receiving peace and comfort from
the Spirit of God.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth, even as ye are
given as examples unto all men of the peace
that ye receive from the Father; but if the salt
hath lost its savor, wherewith shall the earth be
salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to
be cast out again into the earth from whence it
came, and to be trodden under foot by men. For
the Father will not have those whom He hath
chosen give a false example of Him.
14 I am the light of the world that the Father
hath given unto the world that lieth in
darkness. And he that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
And ye have been given me of the Father,
therefore, ye also are the light of the world; and
with the light that the Father hath given unto
us, we shall be as a city of lights set on a hill that
giveth light unto all the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid because it is in the view
of all the world. Therefore, men who have
received light cannot hide it from the world.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and make a
measure of that light unto others by putting it
under a bushel, for the light cannot be
measured to any man in a portion; but he
putteth it on a candlestick so that all may
partake equally thereof; and it shall give light
unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before all men by the
good works that ye do because of the light that
the Father hath given unto you; that they
might see your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the
law that hath already been given you of
Moses, or of the prophets who have come
before me. I am not come to destroy the law or
the prophesies, but to fulfil them every wit.
For behold, the law of Moses and the
prophets pointed all men to me, giving in
darkness what ye now see in the light.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and
earth pass, if it were possible, not one jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass from the law which
hath been given till all be fulfilled. For this is
the law and the prophets, even all the
commandments that have been given by the
Father: that ye should worship God with all
your heart, might, mind, and soul by keeping
His commandments; and this is His
commandments, that ye do unto others what
ye would have them do unto you. And there
shall be no more law given except those
commandments that I give unto you this day.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break any of
these commandments that I give unto you, and
shall teach men to do so by his example, he shall
in no wise be saved in the kingdom of heaven,
for these commandments is the law that ye
shall also keep there; but whosoever shall do
these commandments of the law until it be
fulfilled and teach them, the same shall be called
great and be saved in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter
into the kingdom of heaven. For the scribes and
Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses and teach the
commandments, but they do not abide by
them, and by their example teach many to
break these commandments; therefore, I have
said unto you, that whosoever shall do these
commandments and teach them shall be saved
in the kingdom of heaven. And behold, I shall
give unto you the law and the commandments
of my Father, that ye shall believe in me, and
that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto
me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit.
Behold, ye have the commandments already
before you, and ye must now know that in me
is the law fulfilled. Therefore come unto me
and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that
except ye shall keep my commandments,
which I have been commanded to give unto
you at this time, ye shall in no wise enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
21 Behold, ye have heard that it was said of
them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and
whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment; and this is the law that the scribes
and Pharisees teach unto you, and which they
do not understand; for they have said, An eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, and that ye
shall stone and kill those who violate the law.
But wherein shall the commandment be
fulfilled if ye kill him who hath killed? Are not
ye both then of the same sin?
22 But I say unto you, he that killeth in any
manner and for whatever reason lieth in sin;
and whosoever is angry with his brother for any
reason shall be in danger of the same judgment,
because the anger in his heart might lead to the
death of his brother; and whosoever shall hold
his brother in contempt or ridicule shall be in
danger of the law that hath been given by the
council which rendereth the law; but whosoever
shall say to his brother for any reason, Thou
fool, shall be in danger of a hell like unto fire,
which shall burn in his soul because of that
which he thinkest of his brother.
23 Therefore if thou presentest thyself at the
altar as a righteous offering to God, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath ought against
thee because of that which thou hast done
unto him;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go
thy way until thou canst offer up a gift in
righteousness; and before thou offerest thyself
as a gift to God, first be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift.
25 Yea, be kind to thy brother and respect
the opinion of he who disagreeth with thee and
considereth thee his adversary, whiles thou art
still in his good graces, that thou mightest
remain in the way with him; lest at any time he
who considereth thee an adversary causeth thee
to sin; for in whatsoever sin thou shalt be
found, thou shalt be delivered to the judge, and
the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be
cast into prison.
26 For I am thy righteous judge, and by my
words shalt thou be judged; and if it so be that
thou hast offended thy brother in anger, thou
shalt not be delivered from the anguish of thy
soul until thou hast suffered for that which
thou hast done. This is the state in which thou
shalt find thyself in the kingdom of my Father;
and this state is like unto a prison. Verily I say
unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27 Behold, ye have heard that it was said by
your leaders that they of old time commanded,
Thou shalt not commit adultery; but the scribes
and Pharisees have given you their
unrighteous example in this thing, because
they look upon women and lust after them,
having many concubines and wives, justifying
their wickedness by them of old time;
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; therefore,
your leaders have caused you to err because of
their examples. Ye look at them as your guides
who have eyes that see for you, and hands that
do for you that which ye believe God hath
commanded of them.
29 For ye have seen of the Jews that those
who are their leaders, who lead them and are
their standard, do mislead them and cause
them to sin before the Father and disobey His
commandments. And it is better that a man
have no leader, than be led into the same hell
with his leader whom he hath made his
standard. And if thine eye which seeth for
thee, even him that is appointed to watch over
thee to show thee light, becometh a
transgressor and offend thee, pluck him out.
For it is better for thee to enter into the
kingdom of God, with one eye, than having
two eyes to be cast into hell fire. For it is better
that thyself should be saved, than to be cast into
hell with thy leaders where their worm dieth
not, and where the fire is not quenched.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it also
off, and cast it from thee; for the works that thy
leaders do by their unrighteous example
causeth thee to stumble in darkness; for it is
more profitable for thee that one of thy members
should perish, in that thou leavest those who do
the works of God for thee, and not that thy
whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away
his wife, let him give her a writing of
divorcement, and this they have said to justify
the lust that they have for another woman who
is not their wife, thinking that with a
divorcement, they shall be free of sin;
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall
put away his wife, so that he might be justified
in the lust of his heart and his fornication, hath
committed adultery and is not free from sin
because of the covenant that he made with his
wife; and whosoever shall marry her that is not
divorced committeth adultery. And this I say
because your leaders justify themselves in
their lust for women who are not their wives,
but condemn those caught in fornication, who
are not married by their laws.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said
by them that they of old time commanded,
Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths; and this they have
said unto you that they might keep you in
bondage to them who have set themselves
upon the throne of God.
34 But I say unto you, make no oaths to any
man and forswear not at all; neither by heaven;
for it is God's throne upon which only He can
perform His oaths, and your leaders cannot
perform His oaths in unrighteousness upon
this earth;
35 Nor should ye forswear yourselves by the
earth; for it is his footstool where His oaths shall
be fulfilled even as I am here to fulfill them;
neither should ye forswear yourselves by
Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King, who
is not of heaven, but is here now upon the
earth to fulfill all things sworn by the Father.
36 Neither shalt thou by thy head commit
thyself to any matter, because thou canst not
make one hair of thy head white or black.
37 But let your communication among each
other be, Yea, yea, this I can do; or, Nay, nay,
this I cannot do; for whatsoever is more than
these can cause evil.
38 And again, ye have heard that it hath
been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth, doing unto another what he hath done
unto you.
39 But I say unto you, That ye shall not resist
this evil that another doeth unto you, because
I have commanded you to do unto another
what ye would want him to do unto you; and
ye would not want to lose an eye, if yours was
taken; or a tooth, if one was lost by the hand of
another; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also that he
might see thy love for him and stop that which
he doeth unto thee.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law,
and take away thy coat, do not fight for that
which he desireth of thee, but let him have
thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a
mile, go with him twain, showing that your love
is greater than the vengeance of him who
compeleth thee to do a thing againt thy will.
42 If thou hast that which thou canst give,
then give to him that asketh of thee, and from
him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away
lest he esteem thee as his enemy.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said of your
leaders that ye shall love your neighbour who is
like unto you and believeth as ye believe, and
that ye should hate your enemy and cast him
out from among you, even he that doth not
believe as ye believe, that ye be not misled by
the hand of an enemy.
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 who despitefully use you,
and persecute you;
45 That ye may become the children of your
Father who is in heaven, who is no respecter of
persons; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and
on the unjust—all being His beloved children.
46 For if ye love only them who love you, what
reward have ye of your Father in heaven? Do
not even the publicans do the same? And ye
know that they are wicked; yet your Father
loveth them still.
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do
ye more than the others who ye condemn as
sinners? Do not even the publicans so salute
only those who are their friends?
48 Behold, those things which were of old
time, which were under the law that ye have
been taught by your leaders, in me are all
fulfilled. And for this reason hath the Father
sent me to you, that ye might repent and do the
works that I have commanded you to do, and
follow the example that I have given unto you,
that ye might, therefore, be commanded to be
perfect in the love that ye have one for another,
even as your Father which is in heaven hath a
perfect love for you.
CHAPTER 6
AND it came to pass that as Jesus taught his
disciples, he said unto them, teach this people,
saying, Take heed that ye do not your alms before
men, to be seen of them and receive the honor
and praise of the world; otherwise ye have no
need for a reward of your Father which is in
heaven, which He shall give unto you, not as
the honors of men are given, but by the peace
of His Spirit.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not
sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do
in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may
have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward, for it is given them of men
from whom they desire it.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left
hand know what thy right hand doeth; for if thou
givest of unrighteousness, by that which thou
doest with thy left hand, to receive the glory of
men, then thy righteous act, which thou doest
of thy right, shall not be acceptable as a
righteous offering to thy Father; for thou dost
not do this thing for the benefit of another as
thou would want another to do so to thee, but
thou doest this to be seen and rewarded openly
by men.
4 Therefore, so that thine alms may be in
secret and for the benefit of he who receiveth of
thy alms, let not thy left arm of
unrighteousness influence the secret work of
thy right arm; and thy Father who seeth in
secret, Himself shall reward thee openly.
5 And when thou prayest, be thou not as the
hypocrites are when they pray out loud to be
heard of another; for they love to pray standing
in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets,
that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto
you, They have the reward that they seek.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into the
closet of thy heart, where others cannot hear
thee, and when thou hast shut thine own door to
be alone in the Spirit, pray to thy Father who
seeth in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret
shall reward thee openly through the
ministrations of the Spirit.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as
the heathen do in sackcloth and ashes upon the
ground; for they think that they shall be heard for
their much speaking; and they ask according to
their wants and their needs, demanding of the
Father that which they should not.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them who ask
according to their needs and wants; for your
Father knoweth what things ye have need of,
before ye ask Him. And if ye ask for that
which is not the will of the Father, then ye ask
amiss and shall not receive as the Father
would give unto you according to His own
will; ye therefore, fight the will of God and
grieve the Spirit.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye always
that ye be not led into temptation: Our Father
who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Bless us that we may know and do Thy
works, that thy kingdom may come among us,
and that Thy will be done on earth, as it is done
in heaven.
11 We ask Thee only to give us this day our
daily bread that we may have the strength to do
Thy works.
12 And forgive us our trespasses against Thy
will, only as we forgive those who have
trespassed against us.
13 And suffer us not to be led into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil of this world and the
works that we do therein; And help us always
to do Thy will and keep Thy commandments;
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, for ever. Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you by giving
you the fruits that ye deserve of the Spirit.
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither can your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the
hypocrites, who pretend to be of a sad
countenance; for they disfigure their faces so that
it may appear that they sacrifice much of the
flesh, that they may appear unto men to fast.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine
head in remembrance of the commandments
of the Father, and keep them, that thou might
keep thyself unspotted from the world; and
wash thy face and be of a happy countenance,
that thou appear not unto men to fast.
18 But unto thy Father, who seeth in secret,
thou shalt present thyself unspotted and clean
from the sins of this world; and thy Father, who
seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly for the
works which thou hast done.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon
this earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves break through and steal the
treasures of your hearts, which are the desires
that ye have.
20 But lay up for yourselves these treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal;
21 For where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also.
22 But that which bringeth forth light into
the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single
to the glory of God, thy whole body shall be full
of light, for that light which ye shall see is given
of the Father, and how great is that light.
23 But if thine eye be evil, then it shall be shut
up against the light, and thy whole body shall
be full of darkness. If therefore thou hast shut
thine eyes to the light, then that which is in thee
is darkness, and how great is that darkness!
24 And it came to pass that Jesus spoke to
his disciples of that which would be required
of them when they went forth to teach the
people his gospel. And he spoke, saying,
Behold, it is impossible for a man to serve two
masters and be equally loyal to each; for either
he will hate the one more than the other; or else
he will hold fast to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 And, again, I say unto you, go ye into the
world, and care not for the world; for the
world will hate you, and will persecute you as
it does me, and will turn you out of their
synagogues. Nevertheless, ye shall go forth
from house to house, teaching the people; and
I will go before you. And your heavenly
Father will provide for you, whatsoever things
ye need for food, what ye shall eat; and for
raiment, what ye shall wear or put on.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for
your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink;
nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life that I have offered unto you of the Spirit
more than the meat that ye eat to sustain your
life; and the body, is it more than raiment for
your spirit? If the Father hath given you your
spirit and feedeth it, shall He not also provide
for its raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air, which were also
created by your Father; for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet
your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye who
are in His service not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought of himself
can add one cubit unto his own stature? Yet,
your Father can add that which He desireth to
your body, which houses the spirit He loveth
and hath created in His own image.
28 And I have said that this body is only
raiment for this spirit; Therefore, why take ye
thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do
they spin to provide raiment for their body;
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed by the Father like
one of these. But Solomon was arrayed in
raiment of his own hand, choosing to cover his
body as the grass covereth the field and
choketh the lilies arrayed in the glory of God.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the lilies, and
suffereth that the grass of the field covereth
them; and that same grass which to day is, to
morrow shall be cast into the oven; how much
more will he not provide for you, if ye are not
of little faith and keep your eye single to the
glory of God?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles
seek that they might live without God;) for
your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need
of all these things.
33 Therefore, seek not the things of this
world, but seek ye first to build up the kingdom
of God, and to establish his righteousness; and
all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow
and that which shall come to pass; for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Therefore, teach this people that they should
fast and pray always as I have commanded
you that ye be not led into the temptations and
evil of the day.
CHAPTER 7
1 BEHOLD, the temptations of the flesh
cause this people to judge one another, and
anger and strife enter into their hearts,
therefore they sin and keep not the great
commandment that I have given unto you.
Therefore, teach this people, saying, Judge not,
that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge another, ye
shall be judged of the same. Behold, ye should
discern that which is good and that which is
evil, but make this judgment in righteousness
according to the commandments I have given
you of the Father. For which one of you, being
evil, can set a measure of righteousness for
another? With the measure of righteousness
that I have given you, ye shall judge the
actions of another, and with this measure that
ye mete, it shall be measured to you again when
the Son of Man cometh in his glory.
3 And many times thy brother might not see
clearly because of his blindness that hath been
caused by his traditions and beliefs. And again,
ye shall say unto them, Why is it that thou
beholdest the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but
considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me
pull out the mote out of thine eye so that thou
might see more clearly the measure of the Lord;
and canst not behold, a beam is in thine own eye
because neither do ye see clearly, nor do ye
understand the true measure of the Father?
5 And Jesus said unto his disciples,
Beholdest thou the Scribes, and the Pharisees,
and the Priests, and the Levites? They teach
in their synagogues, but do not observe the law
and the commandments; and all have gone out
of the way, and are under sin. Go thou and say
unto them, Why teach ye men the law and the
commandments, when ye yourselves are the
children of corruption? Say unto them, Ye
hypocrites, first cast out the beam out of thine
own eye by learning of me and keeping the
commandments that I have given unto thee;
and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
out of thy brother's eye and twain ye shall enter
into my rest.
6 Go ye into the world, saying unto all,
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven hath come
nigh unto you. And the mysteries of the
kingdom ye shall keep within yourselves; for
it is not meet to give that which holy unto the
dogs; neither cast ye your pearls unto swine, lest
they trample them under their feet. When ye
have learned these things and keep them,
then ye shall receive the Holy Ghost who shall
teach you the mysteries of God and all things
necessary for your salvation. For the world
cannot receive that which ye, yourselves, are
not able to bear; therefore ye shall not give
your pearls unto them, lest they turn again and
rend you.
7 And when they shall approach you and
seek out your pearls, ye shall not give them
unto them, but shall say unto them, Ask of
God, and it shall be given you according to the
heed that ye give to His commandments; seek
to do the will of God and not your own will,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you according to the desire that ye have in
approaching God to receive of Him. And if ye
knock in vain to consume it upon your lusts,
then He shall not open unto you, and the door
to an understanding of His mysteries shall be
closed before you.
8 For every one that asketh in righteousness
receiveth in righteousness; and he that seeketh in
righteousness, findeth in righteousness; and to
him that knocketh in righteousness with a
broken heart and a contrite spirit, the
mysteries of the kingdom shall be opened up
unto him.
9 And then said his disciples unto him: They
will say unto us, We are righteous, and need
not that any man should teach us. God, we
know; we have heard Moses and accept his
laws for salvation; and the prophets have been
given us from whom we hear the word of God;
but to us, God will not hear or speak. And
they will say, We have the law for our
salvation, and that is sufficient for us.
10 Then Jesus answered and said unto his
disciples, Thus shall ye say unto them, What
man among you, having a son, and he shall be
standing out, and shall say, Father, open thy
house that I may come in and sup with thee,
will not say, Come in, my son; for mine is
thine, and thine is mine?
11 Or what man is there of you, whom if his
son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he
ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall your Father
which is in heaven give good things to them that
ask him in rigtheousness? But if ye ask not in
righteousness, then He cannot give to you of
righteousness. And I have given unto you the
standard by which ye shall measure your
righteousness. And this is the standard and
law taught by all the holy prophets.
12 Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would
that men should do to you, do ye even so to them
as I have commanded you; for this is the law
and the prophets and the gate by which ye shall
enter the kingdom of God
13 Yea, enter ye in at the strait gate that
leadeth to salvation: for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat; for they do
not unto others what they would have others
do unto them; and they shall not enter through
the gate into the kingdom of God.
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is
the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there
be that find it. Behold, they do not find it
because they are led by the precepts and
doctrines of men that teach them to trust in
the arm of flesh; yea, they are led down the
broad way, through the wide gate that is
easy to enter, because there are those who
claim that they know the way, but do not,
who show them the gate.
15 Beware of these false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves, who sneak in among the flock
to devour the souls of men by placing them
under their authority that they might get
praise and gain.
16 Be not, therefore, deceived by men. For
any that come among you and add to or take
away from that which I have given you this
day, and who seek for gain or glory by
teaching these things unto you, are those
whose fruit is corrupt. Behold, ye shall know
them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit in abundance; but a corrupt tree bringeth
forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
And the fruit of a good tree bringeth forth the
fruits of the spirit, which cause a man to love
one another and do unto another that which
he would have done unto him. And an evil tree
causeth a man to set himself above another,
and hate another, and causeth strife and
contention, and all things contrary to the
Spirit of God.
19 And when the Son of man cometh in his
glory to prune the vineyard of the Father,
every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall
be hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know
them; yea, even by the way that they keep these
commandments that the Father hath given
unto me to give to you, that ye might go forth
among them and prepare them to enter the
kingdom of heaven.
21 And not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father
who is in heaven. For this reason came I into
the world, that all men might come unto me
and be saved by the commandments that I
give unto them. And these commandments
are that which will prepare them to live in the
kingdom of the Father.
22 And the Son of man shall come to judge
each man according to the way that he hath
treated his fellowman. And at that day many
will say to me, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name and taught the people
the things that they should do to be saved in
thy name? And in thy name have we not cast out
devils? And in thy name have we not done many
wonderful works that glorify thee?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never
knew you; for I did not require any of these
things at your hands; and the glory that ye
gave unto me, was that glory that ye sought
for yourselves; for there is but one God, and
Him only did I command that ye should
glorify, by keeping His commandments. And
this ye should have done and not left the
other undone; even that which I commanded
you to do, ye did not do; for behold, I
commanded that ye should love one another,
and that ye should do unto one that which ye
would have him do unto you; and of these
things ye did none; therefore, depart from me,
ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings
of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a
wise man, who buildeth his house upon a rock;
behold, I am this rock, and upon this rock will
I gather all those who come unto me and hear
the things that I have taught unto them this
day, and who keep these sayings of mine.
Behold, this is my doctrine, and whoso
buildeth upon this buildeth upon my rock, and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against them.
25 And whoso shall declare more or less
than this, and establish it for my doctrine, the
same cometh of evil, and is not built upon my
rock. Therefore, build a house upon my rock;
and the rain shall descend, and the floods shall
come, and the winds shall blow, and beat upon
that house; and it shall not fall; for it is founded
upon this rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of
mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a
foolish man, who built his house upon the sand,
who said to himself, the rock is too hard to
build upon, but this sand is soft and shall
provide me with more comfort;
27 And the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell because its foundation was
soft and not founded upon a rock. And the
foundation was washed away by the torrents
of storms that cometh forth out of the earth;
and because the foundation was washed away,
the house fell, and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended
these sayings, the people were astonished at his
doctrine and the simplicity of the things that he
taught unto them; for the scribes and
Pharisees taught the people to believe in their
doctrine and perform those things which were
required of them by the law of Moses by the
church which gave them their authority.
29 But Jesus taught them as one having no
authority of the church, but as one who
received his authority from God, and not as the
scribes and Pharisees of the church.
