8. God blesses those peoplewhose hearts are pure.They will see him!
9. God blesses those peoplewho make peace.They will be calledhis children!
10. God blesses those peoplewho are treated badlyfor doing right.They belong to the kingdomof heaven.
11. God will bless you when people insult you, ill-treat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.
12. Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago.
13. You are like salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on.
14. You are like light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden,
15. and no one would light a lamp and put it under a clay pot. A lamp is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house.
16. Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.
17. Don't suppose that I came to do away with the Law and the Prophets. I did not come to do away with them, but to give them their full meaning.
18. Heaven and earth may disappear. But I promise you that not even a full stop or comma will ever disappear from the Law. Everything written in it must happen.
19. If you reject even the least important command in the Law and teach others to do the same, you will be the least important person in the kingdom of heaven. But if you obey and teach others its commands, you will have an important place in the kingdom.
20. You must obey God's commands better than the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law obey them. If you don't, I promise you that you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.