Matthew 5:1-15 - Revision of the Textus Receptus

The gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5

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1. Ἰδὼν δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος, καὶ καθίσαντος αὐτοῦ προσῆλθαν[1] αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ. And seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain, and sitting down, his disciples came to him.

2. καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς, λέγων, And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying,

3. Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. Blessed are the poor in spirit,  for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

4. Μακάριοι οἱ πενθοῦντες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ παρακληθήσονται. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5. Μακάριοι οἱ πραεῖς, ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

6. Μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες καὶ διψῶντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην, ὅτι αὐτοὶ χορτασθήσονται. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

7. Μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

8. Μακάριοι οἱ καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ, ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν θεὸν ὄψονται. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

9. Μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί, ὅτι αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ θεοῦ κληθήσονται. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

10. Μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11. Μακάριοί ἐστε ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ διώξωσιν καὶ εἴπωσιν πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα[2] καθʼ ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ. Blessed are you when they reproach you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely[3], for my sake.

12. χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς οὕτως γὰρ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πρὸ ὑμῶν. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

13. Ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ ἅλας τῆς γῆς, ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ, ἐν τίνι ἁλισθήσεται; εἰς οὐδὲν ἰσχύει ἔτι εἰ μὴ βληθῆναι[4] ἔξω καὶ[5] καταπατεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων. “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trampled underfoot by men.

14. Ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου. Οὐ δύναται πόλις κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15. οὐδὲ καίουσιν λύχνον καὶ τιθέασιν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν, καὶ λάμπει πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

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[1] NA-Text reads “προσηλθαν”.

[2] NA-Text omits “ρημα”, which is literally translated as “utterance”. This is not a translatable difference in context.

[3] NA-Text brackets “falsely”.

[4] NA-Text reads “βληθεν” (participle instead of infinitive).

[5] NA-Text omits “και”. 

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Notes:

1. Text in red letters are places where the original reading in the Textus Receptus has been revised and corrected;

2. The English translation used as a reference is the WEB brought to conformity as literal as possible to the Textus Receptus. The end product though is not the WEB or a revised WEB and it should not be called WEB. The content of this post is freely available to everyone and it is not supposed to be copyrighted;

3. TR: Textus Receptus. This text is not copyrighted;

4. NA-Text: Nestle-Aland text commonly known as critical text;

5. M-Text: Majority Text; 

6. M-Text^RP - Majority Text compiled by Maurice Robinson & William Pierpont;

6. M-Text^HF - Majority Text compiled by Zane Hodges & Arthur Farstad; 

7. Vg-St: Vulgate of Stuttgart;  

8. WPF³⁵: Wilbur Pickering-family 35;

9. P-Text: Patriarchal Text, also known as Patriarchal Greek New Testament, published by the ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

10. The creator of the variant apparatus available in the VarApp kindly gave me permission to freely use the information contained in the material he put together.

 

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