Be Perfect

³⁸"You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' ³⁹But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. ⁴⁰If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. ⁴¹And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. ⁴²Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. ⁴³"You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' ⁴⁴But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, ⁴⁵that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? ⁴⁸Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

^٣٨ «سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ: عَيْنٌ بِعَيْنٍ وَسِنٌّ بِسِنٍّ. ^٣٩وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَا تُقَاوِمُوا ٱلشَّرَّ، بَلْ مَنْ لَطَمَكَ عَلَى خَدِّكَ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ فَحَوِّلْ لَهُ ٱلْآخَرَ أَيْضًا. ^٤٠وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخَاصِمَكَ وَيَأْخُذَ ثَوْبَكَ فَٱتْرُكْ لَهُ ٱلرِّدَاءَ أَيْضًا. ^٤١وَمَنْ سَخَّرَكَ مِيلًا وَاحِدًا فَٱذْهَبْ مَعَهُ ٱثْنَيْنِ. ^٤٢مَنْ سَأَلَكَ فَأَعْطِهِ، وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْتَرِضَ مِنْكَ فَلَا تَرُدَّهُ. ^٤٣ «سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ: تُحِبُّ قَرِيبَكَ وَتُبْغِضُ عَدُوَّكَ. ^٤٤وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: أَحِبُّوا أَعْدَاءَكُمْ. بَارِكُوا لَاعِنِيكُمْ. أَحْسِنُوا إِلَى مُبْغِضِيكُمْ، وَصَلُّوا لِأَجْلِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُسِيئُونَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيَطْرُدُونَكُمْ، ^٤٥لِكَيْ تَكُونُوا أَبْنَاءَ أَبِيكُمُ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُشْرِقُ شَمْسَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَشْرَارِ وَٱلصَّالِحِينَ، وَيُمْطِرُ عَلَى ٱلْأَبْرَارِ وَٱلظَّالِمِينَ. ^٤٦لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ أَحْبَبْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَكُمْ، فَأَيُّ أَجْرٍ لَكُمْ؟ أَلَيْسَ ٱلْعَشَّارُونَ أَيْضًا يَفْعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ؟ ^٤٧وَإِنْ سَلَّمْتُمْ عَلَى إِخْوَتِكُمْ فَقَطْ، فَأَيَّ فَضْلٍ تَصْنَعُونَ؟ أَلَيْسَ ٱلْعَشَّارُونَ أَيْضًا يَفْعَلُونَ هَكَذَا؟ ^٤٨فَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ كَامِلِينَ كَمَا أَنَّ أَبَاكُمُ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ هُوَ كَامِلٌ.