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Antitheses,
internal syncrises italicized (Matthew 5: 21-45):
21-22.
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: 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...
27-30. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh
on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart. 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. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut
it 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.
31-32. It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her
a writing of divorcement: 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.
33-35. 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: But
I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is
the city of the great King...
38-42. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth
for a tooth: 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. And if any man
will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak
also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh
thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43-48. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
and hate thine enemy. 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; 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. For if ye love them which love you,
what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the
same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye
more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be
ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is
in heaven is perfect.
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