Polyglot Bible: Matthew: Matthew 5

This is the Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 5–7), presented as a parallel text in two versions: the Greek New Testament (GNT) and the King James Version (KJV), with the KJV annotated with Strong's Concordance numbers. The passage opens with the Beatitudes — a series of blessings pronounced on the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, the peacemakers, and those persecuted for righteousness — framing discipleship as a radical inversion of conventional status. Jesus then develops his central argument that he has come not to abolish the Mosaic Law but to fulfill and deepen it, demanding a righteousness exceeding that of the scribes and Pharisees. This is illustrated through a series of antitheses ("You have heard it said... but I say to you") that intensify traditional commandments: anger is equated with murder, lustful intent with adultery, and divorce is sharply restricted. The text closes with commands to nonresistance, enemy-love, and the call to be "perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." Someone deciding whether to read further should know this is foundational Christian ethical teaching in its primary source form — useful for theological study, comparative translation work (the parallel Greek/KJV layout with Strong's numbers makes it a textual-critical resource), or understanding the roots of Christian ethics around law, sin, and divine imitation.

Polyglot Bible: Matthew: Matthew 5

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