The Gospel of Matthew

An environment of truth

Matt. 5:37 “ Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil."

Matt. 5:37 “ Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil."

Laat jou ja, jou ja wees

Matt. 5:37 "Laat julle ‘ja’ eenvoudig ‘ja’ wees en julle ‘nee’, ‘nee’. Wat meer gesê word as dit, kom van die Bose.”

The mortification of sin

Matthew 5:29 "If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell."

Divorce

Matthew 5:31-32 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Marriage matters

Matthew 5:31-32 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 5:28 “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart."

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