We continue this issue to the Systematic Study of the New Testament, which includes the study of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and the book of Acts. The study is based on the Portuguese version of the New Testament that the reader can see from this link: http://www.bibliaonline.com.br/asv/mt/1. 

Relevant answers to questions are at the end of the text below. 

Questions 

1. Jesus was against divorce? Who taught him about it?

2. What advice did Jesus say about prayer?

3. That command, according to Jesus, summarizes the whole law and the prophets?

4. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord! enter the kingdom of heaven, "said the Master. Who, according to Jesus, will then enter the celestial kingdom?

5. The man who considers Jesus himself? And who, for the Master, can be likened to a wise man? 

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13. Jesus wants us to be authentic in speech - Modifying the commandment taught to the ancients, not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord, Jesus recommends that we should not swear in any way, either by heaven or by earth or by Jerusalem, nor by our head, adding: "Be, However, your speech: Yes, yes, no, no, because what is the origin of this is evil. " (Matthew, 5:33 to 5:37.) 

14. Instead of revenge, Jesus offers us the love - A new commandment let the Lord about relations with our adversaries. Says the Master: "You have heard it said, An eye for an eye and tooth for tooth. But I say unto you that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also, and he wants to sue you and take away thy coat, let him have your cloak as well , and if anyone forces you to walk one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and not turn from the one you want to borrow from you. You have heard it said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and pray for those who persecute you, and persecute you, that ye may be sons of your Father in heaven, he makes his sun to rise on the evil and good, and sends rain on the just and unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward thou wilt? Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Be ye therefore perfect, as perfect as your Father in heaven." (Matthew, 5:38 to 5:48.) 

15. The left hand should not know what is right -  The act of helping someone, for example, give alms, should be done so reserved, far from human eyes, otherwise you will not have merit. It's what Jesus says explicitly: "(...) When you give alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets to be honored by men." "Verily I say unto you, They have their reward." And the Master, not to leave any confusion there, asserts: "When thou doest alms, let not your left hand does your right, so that your giving is given in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." (Matthew 6:1 to 6:4.) 

16. You cannot serve God and mammon - After teaching the Lord's Prayer, Jesus spoke about various subjects. The first was the way to fast. No one should show to men grieved, disfigured, to prove that fast in this case, has already received the reward in life. "But you - advise the Christ - when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret will reward you in public. "The second lesson concerns the treasure that we gather. "Do not store up treasures on earth, Jesus asserts, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart. "Further, Jesus says:" The lamp of the body is the eye so that, if thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be enlightened, if however, your eye is bad, your body is dark. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! "The third lesson speaks of the difficulty of serving God and Mammon:" No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." (NR: In some translations, instead of the word wealth, appears the word money or the word Mammon, but the meaning is the same.) (Matthew, 6:16 to 6:24.)

17. We must seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness - The preoccupation with material things is criticized by Jesus in the following lessons: "Be careful about your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor about your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Behold the fowls of heaven, they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And who of you, with all his care, add one cubit unto his stature? And as for dress, why be anxious? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: no toil nor spin, and I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothe the grass of the field, which exists today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Take no thought for restless, saying, What shall we eat or drink, or shall we be clothed? (Because all these things the Gentiles seek.) In your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things, but seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added. Do not worry because by tomorrow, because tomorrow will take care of itself. Just about every day the evil thereof." (Matthew, 6:25 to 6:34.) 

18. “Ask, and it is you will” - Several warnings Jesus is the third part of the Sermon on the Mount. The first concerns the trial of our peers, "Judge not, lest ye be judged. For in the same with that judge will be judged, and with the measure that ye mete it shall be measured to you. " The second caveat concerns the indulgence, "Why do thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye and not see the beam that is in thine own eye?" "You hypocrite, first take the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt remove the speck from your brother's eye. "(NR: Lock: large tree trunk or thick; beam; piece of wood. Mote: speck, bead, particle light separate from anybody.) The third warning, very hard and perhaps refers to those who do not accept the Gospel, says: "Do not give holy things to dogs, neither cast to your pearls before swine, lest that trample with their feet, and turning, rend you." The fourth warning is at the same time, a call to trust in the Father, the faith in the Creator: "Ask, and it shall be unto you, seek and you will find, knock, open up and you will. For he who asks receives, and that seeks finds, and it hits, opens. And which of you is the man, asking him the bread son, give him a stone? And ask a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven, give to those who ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do, do it to him you also, because this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:1 to 7:12.) 

19. Strait is the gate that leads to life - Following the beautiful Sermon, Jesus gives us other lessons are still very present, as this in which he alludes to the difficulties of the path that leads to life: "Enter by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and few there be that find it. Beware, however, of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? "Affirming that good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit, Jesus concludes his thought:" There is a good tree bear bad fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." (Matthew, 7:13 to 7:20.) 

Answers to questions 

1. Jesus was against divorce? Who taught him about it? 

Yes, except in cases of infidelity. Here, the translation of the Bible Society British, what the Master said about it: "It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce. But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife except for marital unfaithfulness, causes it to be an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery. " (Matthew 5:31 and 5:32)

2. What advice did Jesus say about prayer?  

The purpose of prayer, Jesus advised us as follows: "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on street corners to be seen of men, verily I say they have received their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room and shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. When oral, do not use unnecessary repetition as the heathen do: for they think that by their many words will be heard. Be not ye therefore like them: for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come; is your will be done, on earth as in heaven. The our daily bread, Give us this day, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive our debtors, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you, but if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. " (Matthew 6:5 to 6:15) 

3. That command, according to Jesus, summarizes the whole law and the prophets?  

Whatever ye would that men should do unto you, do it yourselves to them. This is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12) 

4. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord! enter the kingdom of heaven", said the Master. Who, according to Jesus, will then enter the celestial kingdom?  

Enter the kingdom of heaven only one who does the will of our Father in heaven. Many will say that day, Lord, Lord, we do not preach in your name, and was not in your name cast out demons and perform many miracles? He, however, will say: "I never knew you. Depart from me, evil workers "(Matthew, 7:21 to 7:23) 

5. The man who considers Jesus himself? And who, for the Master, can be likened to a wise man?