14. “You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city to be hidden on a mountain.
15. “Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.
16. “Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who is in the heavens.
17. “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to complete.
18. “For truly, I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah till all be done.
19. “Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.
20. “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the reign of the heavens.
21. “You heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.
22. “But I say to you that whoever is wroth with his brother without a cause shall be liable to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raka!’ shall be liable to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be liable to fire of Gehenna.
23. “If, then, you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother holds whatever against you,
24. leave your gift there before the altar, and go, first make peace with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
25. “Be well-minded with your opponent, promptly, while you are on the way with him, lest your opponent deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.