31. “And it has been said, ‘Whoever puts away his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’
32. “But I say to you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the matter of whoring, makes her commit adultery. And whoever marries a woman who has been put away commits adultery.
33. “Again, you heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to יהוה.’
34. “But I say to you, do not swear at all, neither by the heaven, because it is Elohim’s throne;
35. nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Yerushalayim, for it is the city of the great Sovereign;
36. nor swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
37. “But let your word ‘Yea’ be ‘Yea,’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ And what goes beyond these is from the wicked one.
38. “You heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,’
39. but I say to you, do not resist the wicked. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
40. “And he who wishes to sue you and take away your inner garment, let him have your outer garment as well.
41. “And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
42. “Give to him who asks of you, and from him who wishes to borrow from you, do not turn away.
43. “You heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’
44. “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those insulting you and persecuting you,
45. so that you become sons of your Father in the heavens. Because He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
46. “For if you love those loving you, what reward have you? Are the tax collectors not doing the same too?
47. “And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Are the tax collectors not doing so too?
48. “Therefore, be perfect, as your Father in the heavens is perfect.