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Bible Reading for October 16

Matthew 5
[1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was
set, his disciples came unto him:
[2] And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, [3] Blessed are the
poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [4] Blessed are they
that mourn: for they shall be comforted. [5] Blessed are the meek: for they
shall inherit the earth. [6] Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
[7] Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. [8] Blessed are
the pure in heart: for they shall see God. [9] Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.
[10] Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
[11] Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. [12]
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so
persecuted they the prophets which were before you. [13] Ye are the salt of
the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be
salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be
trodden under foot of men. [14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that
is set on an hill cannot be hid.
[15] Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. [16] Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and
glorify your Father which is in heaven. [17] Think not that I am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
[18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. [19]
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great 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.
[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: [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. [23] Therefore if thou bring thy
gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought
against thee; [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. [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. [26] Verily I
say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid
the uttermost farthing. [27] Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
[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. [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. [30] And if thy right hand offend
thee, cut if 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. [31] It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife,
let him give her a writing of divorcement:
[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. [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: [34] But I say unto
you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
[35] Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for
it is the city of the great King.
[36] Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one
hair white or black.
[37] But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is
more than these cometh of evil.
[38] Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth
for a tooth:
[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. [40] And if any man
will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke
also.
[41] And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. [42]
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn
not thou away.
[43] Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
and hate thine 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 which despitefully use you,
and persecute you;
[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.
[46] For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even
the publicans the same?
[47] And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do
not even the publicans so?
[48] Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 6
[1] Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them:
otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [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. [3] But
when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
[4] That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret
himself shall reward thee openly.
[5] And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: 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
their reward. [6] But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and
thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. [7] But when ye
pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they
shall be heard for their much speaking. [8] Be not ye therefore like unto
them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask
him. [9] After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
[10] Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. [11]
Give us this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil: 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:
[15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father
forgive your trespasses.
[16] Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, 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, and wash thy face; [18] That thou appear
not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy
Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. [19] Lay not up
for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves break through and steal: [20] But lay up for yourselves
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] The light of the body is the eye: if
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
[23] But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If
therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that
darkness! [24] No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
[25] 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 more than meat, and the body than raiment? [26] Behold the
fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into
barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than
they?
[27] Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
[28] And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: [29] And yet I say unto
you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
[30] Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O
ye of little faith?
[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:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have
need of all these things. [33] But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. [34] Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for
the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 7
[1] Judge not, that ye be not judged. [2] For with what judgment ye judge,
ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to
you again. [3] And why beholdest thou 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; and,
behold, a beam is in thine own eye? [5] Thou hypocrite, first cast out the
beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the
mote out of thy brother's eye. [6] Give not that which is holy unto the
dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
[7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you:
[8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened. [9] Or what man is there of you,
whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
[10] Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? [11] 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?
[12] Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do
ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. [13] Enter ye in
at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that
leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [14] Because
strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few
there be that find it. [15] Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
[16] 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; 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.
[19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
[20] Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. [21] 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 which is in heaven.
[22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in
thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works?
[23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: 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, which built his house upon a rock: [25] And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. [26] And every
one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be
likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: [27] And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it 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:
[29] For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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