Matthew 5:11 · BSB · Tamil Scripture

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 1Pe 4:14 Luk 21:17 Mrk 13:13 Mat 24:9 Luk 6:22 1Pe 2:23 Jhn 15:21 Isa 66:5 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Luk 6:23 Jas 1:2 Col 3:24 1Pe 4:13 Col 1:24 Rom 5:3 Rut 2:12 Psa 58:11

Salt and Light

(Mark 9:49–50; Luke 14:34–35; Philippians 2:12–18)

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. Col 4:6 Luk 14:34-35 Mrk 9:49-50 Lev 2:13 Heb 6:4-6 2Pe 2:20-21

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill ²cannot be hidden. Php 2:15 Jhn 8:12 Eph 5:8-14 1Th 5:5 Pro 4:18 Jhn 12:36 Rom 2:19-20 2Co 6:14 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. Luk 11:33 Mrk 4:21 Luk 8:16 Num 8:2 Exo 25:37 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. 1Pe 2:12 Tit 2:7 Jhn 15:8 1Jn 1:5-7 Php 2:15-16 Eph 5:8 Isa 60:1-3 1Pe 3:16

The Fulfillment of the Law

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. Rom 10:4 Luk 16:17 Gal 4:4-5 Rom 3:31 Rom 8:4 Isa 42:21 Gal 3:17-24 Mat 7:12 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Luk 16:17 Isa 40:8 1Pe 1:25 Psa 119:89-90 Mat 24:34-35 Isa 51:6 Mrk 13:30 Rev 20:11

So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Deu 12:32 Jas 2:10-11 Mat 28:20 Rom 13:8-10 Mat 11:11 1Ti 6:3-4 Dan 12:3 1Th 4:1-7 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Rom 10:2-3 Php 3:9 Rom 9:30-32 Luk 16:14-15 Mat 23:2-5 Jhn 3:3-5 Mat 23:23-28 2Co 5:17

Anger and Reconciliation

(Luke 12:57–59)

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ ³ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ Deu 5:17 Exo 20:13 Num 35:30-34 Exo 21:12-14 Deu 21:7-9 Num 35:16-21 Gen 9:5-6 Num 35:12 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother ⁴will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ ⁵ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. ⁶ But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. ⁷ 1Jn 3:14-15 1Jn 4:20-21 1Jn 2:9 Eph 4:26-27 Eph 4:31-32 Jas 3:6 Tit 3:2 Mat 10:28

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, Mrk 11:25 Lev 6:2-6 Mat 5:24 Mat 23:19 Mat 8:4 Luk 19:8 1Sa 15:22 Hos 6:6 leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. Jas 5:16 Rom 12:17-18 Mat 18:15-17 1Pe 3:7-8 Job 42:8 Pro 25:9 1Co 6:7-8 1Ti 2:8

Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. Luk 12:58-59 Pro 25:8 Heb 3:13 Isa 55:6-7 Luk 14:31-32 Heb 3:7 Luk 13:24-25 1Ki 22:26-27 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. ⁸ Mat 18:34 Luk 12:59 2Th 1:9 Jas 2:13 Luk 16:26 Mat 25:41 Mat 25:46

Adultery

(Leviticus 18:1–30)

You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ ⁹ Deu 5:18 Pro 6:32 Exo 20:14 Lev 20:10 Deu 22:22-24 Mat 5:21 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1Jn 2:16 Jas 1:14-15 Pro 6:25 Exo 20:17 2Sa 11:2 Job 31:1 2Pe 2:14 Gen 34:2 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. ¹⁰ Rom 8:13 Mrk 9:43-48 Col 3:5 Rom 6:6 1Pe 4:1-3 1Co 9:27 Gal 5:24 Luk 9:24-25 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell. Mrk 9:43 Mat 5:29 1Pe 2:8 Rom 14:20-21 1Co 8:13 Luk 17:2 Mat 18:6-7 Mat 13:21

Divorce

(Deuteronomy 24:1–5; Luke 16:18)

It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ ¹¹ Jer 3:1 Deu 24:1-4 Mat 19:7 Mat 19:3 Mrk 10:2-9 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. ¹² And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Rom 7:3 Luk 16:18 1Co 7:10-11 1Co 7:4 Mat 19:8-9 Mrk 10:5-12 Mal 2:14-16 Mat 5:28

Oaths and Vows

(Numbers 30:1–16)

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ ¹³ Deu 23:21 Lev 19:12 Ecc 5:4-6 Deu 23:23 Num 30:2-16 Psa 76:11 Deu 5:11 Exo 20:7 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; Jas 5:12 Isa 66:1 Deu 23:21-23 Mat 23:16-22 Ecc 9:2 Isa 57:15 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Psa 48:2 2Ch 6:6 Mal 1:14 Rev 21:10 Psa 99:5 Rev 21:2 Psa 87:2 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. Luk 12:25 Mat 6:27 Mat 23:16-21 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one. ¹⁴ Jas 5:12 Col 4:6 Col 3:9 2Co 1:17-20 Jhn 8:44 Eph 4:25 2Th 3:3 Mat 13:19

Love Your Enemies

(Leviticus 24:17–23; Luke 6:27–36)

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ ¹⁵ Lev 24:19-20 Deu 19:21 Exo 21:22-27 Deu 19:19 Mat 5:27 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; 1Th 5:15 1Pe 3:9 Rom 12:17-19 Pro 20:22 Luk 6:29-30 1Pe 2:20-23 Lev 19:18 Lam 3:30 if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; Luk 6:29 1Co 6:7 and if someone forces you to go one mile, ¹⁶ go with him two miles. ¹⁷ Luk 23:26 Mat 27:32 Mrk 15:21 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Pro 19:17 Heb 13:16 Luk 6:30-36 1Ti 6:17-19 Psa 112:5-9 Psa 37:21 1Jn 3:16-18 Deu 15:7-14

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ ¹⁸ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ Lev 19:18 Psa 139:21-22 Gal 5:13-14 Mat 19:19 Rom 13:8-10 Deu 23:6 Jas 2:8 Mrk 12:31-34 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ¹⁹ Rom 12:14 1Pe 3:9 Luk 6:27-28 Rom 12:20-21 Pro 25:21-22 Luk 23:34 1Pe 2:23 Act 7:60 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Psa 145:9 Luk 6:35 Act 14:17 Job 25:3 Eph 5:1 Mat 5:9 Jhn 13:35 1Jn 3:9 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same? Luk 6:32-35 1Pe 2:20-23 Mat 11:19 Mat 9:10-11 Luk 15:1 Luk 18:13 Mat 18:17 Mat 6:1 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same? Luk 6:32 Mat 5:20 1Pe 2:20 Luk 10:4-5 Mat 10:12

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. 1Pe 1:15-16 Jas 1:4 Lev 19:2 Deu 18:13 Luk 6:36 Eph 5:1-2 1Jn 3:3 Col 1:28

5:5 Or Blessed are those who exercise strength under control, for they will inherit the land; see Psalms 37:11.
5:14 Literally A city lying on a hill
5:21 Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17
5:22 BYZ and TR include without cause.
5:22 Raca is an Aramaic expression of contempt.
5:22 Or the Council
5:22 Or the hell of fire; Greek the Gehenna of fire
5:26 Greek kodrantēn; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius
5:27 Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
5:29 Greek Gehenna; also in verse 30
5:31 Deuteronomy 24:1
5:32 Or causes her to commit adultery
5:33 Numbers 30:2
5:37 Or from evil
5:38 Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21
5:41 Greek one milion; that is, a Roman mile, approximately 4,855 feet or 1,480 meters
5:41 Literally go with him two.
5:43 Leviticus 19:18
5:44 BYZ and TR love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully accuse you and persecute you; see Luke 6:27–28.