The Words of Jesus Christ Page 144 Judgment & Salvation (cont'd). The Law (cont'd). The New Law (cont'd). Perceptions
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15 JUDGMENT & SALVATION (cont'd)
5 The Law (cont'd)
The New Law (cont'd)
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth: but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth
thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man would go
to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And
whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him twain. Give to him
that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine
enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute
you; ....
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But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting
in the marketplaces, which call unto their fellows, and say, We piped unto
you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. For John came
neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man
came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a
winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her
works. m1116-9/l0731-5
Perceptions of God's Word
[To the Pharisees:] For judgement came I into this world, that they which see
not may see; and that they which see may become blind.
[Are we also blind?]
If ye were blind, ye would see no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin
remaineth.
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If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they
have no excuse for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. If I
had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin:
but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh
to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They
hated me without a cause.
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Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in
yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
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Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye
are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to
do.
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Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both
shall fall into a pit. m1514/l0639
If I say truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth the words
of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.
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Is it not for this cause that ye err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the
power of God?
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[To the Pharisees:] Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would
know my Father also. j0819
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did
according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; but he that knew
not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And
to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they
commit much, of him will they ask the more.
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[Concerning Jerusalem:] If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things
which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days
shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and
compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall dash thee to the
ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one
stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
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But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And
he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will
repent. And he said unto him, if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither
will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
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