1-16:16
Περὶ δὲ τοῦ ἀνεξικάκους εἶναι καὶ ὑπηρετικοὺς πᾶσι καὶ ἀοργήτουςἅ ἔφη ταῦτά ἐστι·,,Τῷ τύπτοντί σου τὴν σιαγόνα πάρεχε καὶ τὴν ἄλλην, καὶ τὸν αἴροντά σου τὸν χιτῶνα ἢ τὸ ἱμάτιον μὴ κωλύσῃς. Ὃςδ ἂν ὀργισθῇ, ἔνοχός ἐστιν εἰς τὸ πῦρ. Παντὶ δὲ ἀγγαρεύοντί σε μίλιον ἀκολούθησον δύο. Λαμψάτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἵνα βλέποντες θαυμάζωσι τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Οὐ γὰρ ἀνταίρειν δεῖ· οὐδὲ μιμητὰς εἶναι. τῶν φαύλων βεβούληται ἡμᾶς, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ πραότητος ἔξ αἰσχύνης καὶ ἐπιθυμίας τῶν κακῶν ἄγειν πάντας προετρέψατο.Ὅ γὰρ καὶ ἐπὶ πολλῶν τῶν παρ ὑμῖν γεγενημένων ἀποδεῖξαι ἔχομεν· ἐκ βιαίων καὶ τυράννων μετέβαλον, ἡττηθέντες ἢ γειτόνων καρτερίαν βίου παρακολουθήσαντες ἢ συνοδοιπόρων πλεονεκτουμένων ὑπομονὴν ξένην κατανοήσαντες ἢ συμπραγματευομένων πειραθέντες. Περὶ δὲ τοῦ μὴ ὀμνύναι ὅλως, τἀληθῆ δὲ λέγειν ἀεί, οὕτως παρεκελεύσατο·,,Μὴ ὀμόσητε ὅλως· ἔστω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναὶ ναί, καὶ τὸ οὒ οὔ· τὸ δὲ περισσὸν τούτων ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ. Ὡς δὲ καὶ τὸν θεὸν μόνον δεῖ προσκυνεῖν, οὕτως ἔπεισεν εἰπών·,,Μεγίστη ἐντολή ἐστι· Κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου, κύριον τὸν θεὸν τὸν ποιήσαντά σε. Καὶ προσελθόντος αὐτᾷ τινος καὶ εἰπόντος· Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, ἀπεκρίνατο λέγων· Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ μόνος ὁ θεός, ὁ ποιήσας τὰ πάντα. Οἳδ ἂν μὴ εὑρίσκωνται βιοῦντες, ὡς ἐδίδαξε, γνωριζέσθωσαν μὴ ὄντες Χριστιανοί, κἂν λέγωσιν διὰ γλώττης τὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ διδάγματα· οὐ γὰρ τοὺς μόνον λέγοντας, ἀλλὰ τοὺς καὶ τὰ ἔργα πράττοντας σωθήσεσθαι ἔφη. Εἶπε γὰρ οὕτως·,,Οὐχὶ πᾶς ὁ λέγων μοι Κύριε κύριε εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἀλλ ὁ ποιῶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Ὅς γὰρ ἀκούει μου καὶ ποιεῖἅ λέγω ἀκούει τοῦ ἀποστείλαντός με. Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐροῦσί μοι· Κύριε κύριε, οὐ τᾷ σῷ ὀνόματι ἐφάγομεν καὶ ἐπίομεν καὶ δυνάμεις ἐποιήσαμεν; καὶ τότε ἐρῶ αὐτοῖς· Ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπ ἐμοῦ, ἐργάται τῆς ἀνομίας. Τότε κλαυθμὸς ἔσται καὶ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων, ὅταν οἱ μὲν δίκαιοι λάμψωσιν ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, οἱ δὲ ἄδικοι πέμψωνται εἰς τὸ αἰώνιον πῦρ. Πολλοὶ γὰρ ἥξουσιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἔξωθεν μὲν ἐνδεδυμένοι δέρματα προβάτων, ἔσωθεν δὲ ὄντες λύκοι ἅρπαγες· ἐκ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς. Πᾶν δὲ δένδρον, μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλόν, ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται. Κολάζεσθαι δὲ τοὺς οὐκ ἀκολούθως τοῖς διδάγμασιν αὐτοῦ βιοῦντας, λεγομένους δὲ μόνον Χριστιανούς, καὶ ὑφ ὑμῶν ἀξιοῦμεν
Concerning being forbearing and serviceable to all and free from anger, the things he said are these: 'To the one who strikes your cheek, offer the other also; and the one who takes away your tunic or your cloak, do not prevent. Whoever is angry is liable to the fire. And to everyone who compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Let your good works shine before men, that, seeing them, they may glorify your Father who is in heaven.' For we ought not to retaliate, nor did he wish us to be imitators of the wicked, but by patience and gentleness he urged all to be led away from shame and from the desire for evil things. This we can demonstrate from many who have arisen among you: they changed from violent and tyrannical ways, having been overcome either by observing the constancy of their neighbors' lives, or by noticing the strange patience of fellow travelers who were defrauded, or by testing those with whom they did business. And concerning not swearing at all, but always speaking the truth, he commanded thus: 'Do not swear at all; but let your yes be yes, and your no, no; and whatever is more than these is from the evil one.' And that God alone must be worshiped, he persuaded by saying thus: 'The greatest commandment is: You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve, with all your heart and with all your strength, the Lord God who made you.' And when someone came to him and said, 'Good Teacher,' he answered, saying, 'No one is good except God alone, who made all things.' But those who are not found living as he taught—let it be known that they are not Christians, even though they speak with their tongue the teachings of Christ; for he said that not those who merely speak, but those who also do the works, shall be saved. For he said thus: 'Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. For whoever hears me and does what I say, hears him who sent me. And many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not eat and drink in your name, and do mighty works? And then I will say to them: Depart from me, you workers of lawlessness. Then there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when the righteous shall shine like the sun, but the unjust shall be sent into the eternal fire. For many will come in my name, outwardly clothed in sheep's skins, but inwardly being ravening wolves; by their works you shall know them. And every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.' And we ask that those who do not live according to his teachings, but are called Christians in name only, be punished by you as well.
論到要忍耐、樂於服事眾人、不輕易發怒，祂所說的話是這些：「有人打你的臉，連另一邊也轉過來由他打；有人拿你的裏衣或外衣，不要攔阻。凡發怒的，難免入火。有人強逼你走一里路，你就同他走二里。你們的好行為當在人前發光，叫他們看見，便將榮耀歸與你們在天上的父。」因為我們不該以惡報惡，祂也不願我們效法惡人，乃是藉著忍耐與溫柔，勸勉眾人脫離羞恥、脫離向惡的私慾。這事我們能從你們中間興起的許多人證明出來：他們從強暴與暴虐的行徑中回轉，乃是因看見鄰舍生活的堅貞而被折服，或因留意到同行被人虧負時那奇異的忍耐，或因與人交往共事中試驗出來的。論到總不可起誓、總要說真話，祂這樣吩咐：「甚麼誓都不可起；你們的話，是就說是，不是就說不是；若再多說，就是出於那惡者。」至於當單單敬拜神，祂這樣勸服說：「最大的誡命是：你要盡心、盡力，敬拜主你的神，單要事奉祂，就是那造你的主神。」有一個人來見祂，說：「良善的夫子。」祂回答說：「除了神一位以外，再沒有良善的，祂是造萬有的。」但凡查不出是照祂所教而活的人——當知道他們不是基督徒，縱然他們口裏說著基督的教訓；因為祂說過，得救的不是單單口說的人，乃是連行為也去行的人。祂這樣說：「凡稱呼我『主啊，主啊』的人，不能都進天國；惟獨遵行我天父旨意的人，才能進去。因為凡聽我、遵行我所說之話的，就是聽那差我來者。當那日，必有許多人對我說：『主啊，主啊，我們不是奉你的名吃喝，又行了異能麼？』那時我要對他們說：『你們這些作惡的人，離開我去罷。』那時必要哀哭切齒，那時義人要發光如同太陽，不義的人卻要被丟在永火裏。因為將來有許多人要奉我的名而來，外面披著羊皮，裏面卻是殘暴的狼；憑著他們的果子，就可以認出他們來。凡不結好果子的樹，就砍下來丟在火裏。」我們也請求你們懲治那些不照祂教訓而活、卻徒有基督徒之名的人。