Matthew 5: The Beatitudes and the Fulfilled Law
Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes and calls his followers salt and light. He says he came to fulfill the Law, not abolish it, and shows that God's commands reach the heart: anger, lust, divorce, oaths, revenge, and love for enemies.
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In Matthew 5:21-22, Jesus expands the command 'Do not murder' to include what?