Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
“MATTHEW 5:17-48 – SERMON ON THE MOUNT”
C. 5:17-48 THE LAW VERSUS THE SPIRIT OF THE KINGDOM
1. 5:17-20 ON LAW AND ITS FULFILLMENT
a. 5:17 JESUS’ PURPOSE; TO FULFILL LAW AND PROPHETS
Me noMIse-te [3543] HOti ELthon ka-taLUsai [2647] ton NOmon [3551] e tous proPHEtas:
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets:
ouk ELthon ka-taLUsai [2647], alLA pleROsai [4137].
I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
b. 5:18 ALL OT PROPHECY SHALL CERTAINLY BE FULFILLED
aMEN gar LEgo huMIN, HEos an paRELthe [3928] ho ou-raNOS [3772] kai he ge,
For Amen I say unto you, Till :heaven and :earth pass away,
iOta hen e MIa keREa [2762] ou me pa-RELthe aPO tou NOmou,
one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law,
HEos an PANta GEne-tai [1096].
till all things come to pass.
c. 5:19 PRECEPT AND EXAMPLE: MEASURE OF TRUE GREATNESS
hos eAN oun LUse [3089] MIan ton en-toLON [1785] TOUton ton e-laCHISton [1646],
Whoso therefore shall break one of these the least :commandments,
kai diDAxe [1321] HOUtos tous anTHROpous,
and shall teach :men so,
eLAchis-tos kleTHEse-tai [2563] en te ba-siLEIa [932] ton ou-raNON;
shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens;
hos d’ ’an poiEse [4160] kai diDAxe 1321],
but whoso shall do and teach them,
HOUtos MEgas [3173] kleTHEse-tai en te ba-siLEIa ton ou-raNON.
the same shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
d. 5:20 STANDARD OF KINGDOM ENTRANCE: GREATER THAN PHARISAIC EXAMPLE
LEgo gar huMIN, HOti eAN me pe-risSEUse [4052] huMON he di-kai-oSUne [1343]
For I say unto you, that except your :righteousness
PLEIon ton gram-maTEon [1122] kai Pha-riSAIon [5330],
exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees,
ou me eiSELthe-te [1525] eis ten ba-siLEIan ton ou-raNON.
you shall in no wise enter the kingdom of the heavens.
2. 5:21-26 ON MURDER: THREE STATES OF ANGER
a. 5:21-22 THE JUDGMENT UPON INORDINATE ANGER
E-KOUsa-te [191] HOti erREthe tois arCHAIois [744], Ou phoNEUseis [5407];
You have heard tht it was said to them of eld, You shall not kill;
hos d’ ’an phoNEUse Eno-chos [1777] EStai te KRIsei [2920]:
and whoso shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
eGO de:LEgo huMIN,
22 but I say unto you,
HOti pas ho or-giZOme-nos [3710] to a-delPHO [80] auTOU
that every one :angry with his :brother
Eno-chos EStai te KRIsei;
shall be in danger of the judgment;
hos d’ ’an EIpe to a-delPHO auTOU, ‘RaKA,
and whoso shall say to his :brother, Raca,
Eno-chos EStai to su-neDRIo [4892];
shall be in danger of the Sanhedrin;
hos d’ ’an EIpe, MoRE [3474],
and whoso shall say, Fool,
Eno-chos EStai eis ten GEen-nan [1067] tou puROS [4442].
shall be in danger unto the geenna of :fire.
b. 5:23-24 RECONCILIATION MUST PRECEDE OUR WORSHIP TO GOD
eAN oun prosPHEres [4374] to DO-RON [1435] sou ePI to thu-si-asTEri-on [2379],
If therefore you offer your :gift upon the altar,
ka’ ’kei mnesTHES [4374] HOti ho a-delPHOS sou Echei ti kaTA sou,
and there remember that your :brother has aught against you,
Aphes [863] eKEI to DO-RON sou EMpros-then tou thu-si-as-teRIou,
24 leave there your :gift before the altar,
kai HUpa-ge PROton di-alLAge-thi [1259] to a-delPHO sou,
and go first be reconciled to your :brother,
kai TOte elTHON PROSphe-re [4374] to DO-RON sou.
and then come and offer your :gift.
c. 5:25 THE DANGER OF PROCRASTINATION IN RECONCILIATION
ISthi eu-noON [2132] to an-tiDIcho [476] sou taCHU [5035],
Agree with your :adversary quickly,
HEos HOtou ei met’ auTOU en te hoDO [3598],
while you are with him in the way;
me poTE se pa-raDO [3860] ho anTIdi-kos to kriTE [2923],
lest haply the adversary deliver you to the judge,
kai ho kriTES to hu-peREte [5257], kai eis phu-laKEN [5438] bleTHEse [906].
and the judge to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
d. 5:26 A FURTHER SOBER WARNING NOTE OF JUDGMENT
aMEN, LEgo soi, ou me eXELthes eKEIthen,
Amen, I say unto you, You shall in no wise come out thence,
HEos an a-poDOS [591] ton EScha-ton [2078] kodRANten [2835].
till you have paid the last farthing.
3. 5:27-30 ON ADULTERY AND OFFENDING MEMBERS
a. 5:27-28 JESUS’ JUDGMENT ON LUST OF IMMORALITY
E-KOUsa-te [191] HOti erREthe, Ou moiCHEUseis [3431]:
You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery:
eGO de LEgo huMIN, HOti pas ho BLEpon [991]
28 But I say unto you, that every one that looks
guNAIka [1135] pros to e-pi-thuMEsai [1937] auTEN
on a woman to lust after her
Ede eMOIcheu-sen [3431] auTEN en te karDIa [2588] auTOU.
has already committed adultery with her in his :heart.
b. 5:29. A DRASTIC REMEDY FOR LUST OF THE EYES
ei de ho oph-thalMOS [3788] sou ho de-xiOS skan-daLIzei se [4624],
And if your :right :eye stumbles you,
Exe-le [1807] auTON, kai BAle [906] aPO sou:
pluck it out, and cast from you:
sumPHErei [4851] gar soi HIna aPOle-tai [822] hen ton meLON [3196] sou,
for it is profitable for you that one of your :members perish,
kai me HOlon [3650] to SO-MA [4983] sou bleTHE eis GEen-nan [1067].
and not your whole :body be cast into geenna.
c. 5:30 A DRASTIC REMEDY FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND
kai ei he de-xiA [1188] sou cheir [5495] skan-daLIzei se [4624],
And if your right :hand stumbles you,
EKko-pson [1581] auTEN, kai BAle aPO sou:
cut it off, and cast from you:
sumPHErei [4851] gar soi HIna aPOle-tai [622] hen ton meLON sou,
for it is profitable for you that one of your :members perish,
kai me HOlon to SO-MA sou eis GEen-nan [1067] `aPELthe.
and not your whole :body go into geenna.
4. 5:31-32 ON DIVORCE AND FORNICATION
ErREthe [4483] de, Hos an a-poLUse [630] ten guNAIka [1135] auTOU,
It was said also, Whoso shall put away his :wife,
DOto [1325] auTE a-posTAsi-on[647]: eGO de LEgo huMIN,
let him give her a bill of divorce: 32 But I say unto you,
HOti pas ho a-poLUon [630] ten guNAIka auTOU,
that every one that puts away his :wife,
pa-rekTOS LOgou porNEIas [4202], poiEI auTEN moi-cheuTHE-nai:
save for the cause of fornication, makes her an adulteress:
kai hos eAN a-po-luMEnen gaMEse [1060] moiCHAtai [3429].
and whoso shall marry one put away commits adultery.
5. 5:33-37 ON SWEARING: JUST “YES” OR “NO”
a. 5:33-35 WE ARE NOT TO SWEAR BY GOD’S POSSESSIONS
PAlin, eKOUsa-te [191] HOti erREthe tois arCHAIois [744],
Again, you have heard that it was said to them of eld,
Ouk e-pi-orKEseis [1964],
You shall not forswear,
a-poDOseis [591] de to KuRIo tous ORkous [3727] sou:
but shall perform to the Lord your :oaths:
eGO de LEgo huMIN, me hoMOsai [3660] HOlos;
34 but I say unto you, Swear not at all;
MEte en to ou-raNO, HOti THROnos [2362] es-TIN tou TheOU;
neither by the heaven, for it is :God’s throne;
Mete en te ge, HOti hu-poPOdi-ON [5286] es-tin ton poDON [5228] auTOU;
35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his :feet;
MEte eis Ie-roSOlu-ma, HOti POlis esTIN tou meGAlou ba-siLEos [935].
nor toward Jerusalem, for it is the great King’s city.
b. 5:36 WE ARE NOT TO SWEAR BY OUR OWN HEAD
Mete en te ke-phaLE [2776] sou hoMOses [3660],
Neither shall you swear by your :head,
HOti ou DUna-sai [1410] MIan TRIcha [2359] leuKEN poiEsai e MElai-nan 3189].
for you cannot make one hair white or black.
c. 5:37 REASON: UNNECESARY OATHS COME FROM SATAN
ESto de ho LOgos [3056] huMON, Nai, nai; Ou, ou:
But let your :word be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay:
to de pe-risSON [4053] TOUton ek tou po-neROU [4190] es-tin.
and whatever is more that these is of the evil one.
6. 5:38-42 ON VENGEANCE AND RESISTING EVIL
a. 5:38-39 WE ARE NOT TO RESIST EVIL
E-KOUsa-te HOti erREthe, Oph-thalMON [3788] anTI oph-thalMOU,
You have heard that it was said, Eye for eye,
kai oDONta [3599] anTI oDONtos: eGO de LEgo huMIN,
and tooth for tooth: 39 but I say unto you,
me an-tiSTEnai [436] t0 po-neRO:
Resist not him that is evil:
all’ HOStis se hraPIzei [4474] eis ten de-xiAN si-aGOna sou,
but whoever smites you on your right :cheek,
STREpson auTO kai ten ALlen.
turn to him the other also.
b. 5:40 RESIST NOT DEFRAUDING
kai to THElonTI soi kriTHEnai [2919],
And to him that would go to law with you,
kai ton chiTO-NA [5509] sou laBEIN, Aphes [863] auTO kai to hiMAti-on [2440].
and take your :coat, leave your :cloke also.
c. 5:41 RESIST NOT FORCE
kai HOStis se ag-gaREUsei [29] MIli-on [3400] hen,
And whoever shall compel you for one mile.
HUpa-ge met’ auTOU DUo.
go with him two.
d. 5:42 RESIST NOT BORROWERS
to aiTOUN-TI [154] se dos [1325], kai ton THElon-ta [2309] aPO sou
To him that asks you give, and from him that would borrow of you
daNIsas-thai [1155] me a-po-straPHES [854].
turn not away.
7. 5:43-48 LOVE TO ENEMIES ENJOINED
a. 5:43-45 OUR FATHER’S EXAMPLE IN LOVE OF ENEMIES
E-KOUsa-te HOti erREthe,
You have heard that it was said,
A-gaPEseis [25] ton pleSIon [4139] sou, kai miSEseis [3404] ton echTHRON [2190] sou:
You shall love your :neighbor, and hate your :enemy:
eGO de LEgo huMIN, a-gaPAte tous echTHROUS huMON,
44 but I say unto you, Love your :enemies,
kai proSEUches-the [4336] HUper ton di-oKONton [1377] huMAS;
and pray for them that persecute you;
HOpos GEnes-the [1096] huiOI [5207] tou pa-TROS [3962] huMON tou en ou-raNOIS;
45 that you may become sons of your :Father who is in the heavens;
HOti ton HEli-on [2246] auTOU a-na-TELlei [393] ePI po-neROUS kai a-gaTHOUS,
because he makes his :sun to rise on the evil and good,
kai BREchei [1026] ePI diKAIous kai aDIkous [94].
and sends rain on just and unjust.
b. 5:46 NO REWARD FOR LOVING THOSE WHO LOVE YOU
eAN gar a-gaPEse-te tous a-gaPONtas huMAS, TIna misTHON [3408] Eche-te?
For if you love them that love you, what reward have you?
ouCHI kai hoi teLOnai [5057] to auTO poiOUsin [4160]?
do not even the publicans the same?
c. 5:47 NO REWARD FOR GREETING BRETHREN
kai eAN asPAses-the [782] tous a-delPHOUS huMON MOnon,
And if you greet your :brothers only,
ti pe-risSON [4053] poiEIte?
what do you more than others?
ouCHI kai hoi eth-niKOI [5057] to auTO poiOUsin?
do not even the Gentiles the same?
d. 5:48 REWARDS BASED ON FOLLOWING OUR FATHER’S EXAMPLE
Eses-the oun huMEIS TElei-oi [5046],
YOU therefore shall be perfect,
hos ho paTER huMON ho ouRAni-os [3772] TEleiOS es-tin.
as your :heavenly :Father is perfect.
NOTE: “The Law Versus the Spirit of the Kingdom” is the above portion of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:17-48. Both the Greek and English text was prepared by Ivan Panin at the beginning of the last century, based on his discovery of God’s Numeric phenomenon in both the Greek and Hebrew texts. His English text is his translation of this Greek text.
The New Covenant is in the Old Covenant contained – the Old Covenant is by the New explained. And – the same One who explains the fulfilling and updating of the Old Covenant in the Sermon on the Mount – is the same Angel of the Covenant who gave the Ten Commandments of the Old Covenant to Moses for Israel!
Did He in the New Covenant do away and destroy the Old Covenant? Of course not! He fulfilled the Old Covenant by updating it just as was promised by God through Jeremiah!
“The time is coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. 33 “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” (Jeremiah 31:31-34 NIV)
As added confirmation to this, a friend wrote the following words – “Jim, I will join you in prayer Re Gill Gates. You are so right about the theme of Jesus’ message here. The wrong paradigm, however, will yield only the kind of religious talk and action that has been embraced by everyone from Emerson to Handy to Gates.
”I thought the Sermon on the Mount was well summed up in the Divine Conspiracy, when the author, Dallas Willard, paraphrased it as a message that did NOT say, ‘Live like this in order to get a life.’ What Jesus was saying was: ‘Get a life (My life) in order to live like this!’”
Your friend – Jim Watt