Matthew 5:21-22

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21} “^(A)You have heard that ^(a)the ancients were told, ‘^(B)You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be ^(b)liable to ^(C)the court.’ ^{Tools
22} But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be ^(c)guilty before ^(D)the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘^(d)You good-for-nothing,’ shall be ^(e)guilty before ^(f)^(E)the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be ^(g)guilty enough to go into the ^(h)^(F)fiery hell.

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 5:21: ['Lit ', it was said to the ancients]

b. Matthew 5:21: ['Or ', guilty before]

c. Matthew 5:22: ['Or ', liable to]

d. Matthew 5:22: ['Or ', empty-head, '; Gr ', Raka (Raca), ' fr Aram ', reqa]

e. Matthew 5:22: ['Or ', liable to]

f. Matthew 5:22: ['Lit ', the Sanhedrin]

g. Matthew 5:22: ['Or ', liable to]

h. Matthew 5:22: ['Lit ', Gehenna of fire]

Cross references:

A. Matthew 5:21: Matthew 5:27; Matthew 5:33; Matthew 5:38; Matthew 5:43

B. Matthew 5:21: Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17

C. Matthew 5:21: Deuteronomy 16:18

D. Matthew 5:22: Deuteronomy 16:18

E. Matthew 5:22: Matthew 10:17; Matthew 26:59; Mark 13:9; Mark 14:55; Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 4:15; Acts 5:21; Acts 6:12; Acts 22:30; Acts 23:1; Acts 24:20

F. Matthew 5:22: Luke 12:5; James 3:6