Matthew 5:22

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Matthew 5:22

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Summary

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

I say

That

His brother

Be

Matthew 5:21

Whosoever

Raca

2 Samuel 6:20

James 2:20

The council

Hell

General references

Bible References

I say

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

and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.

that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.'

And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

That

but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.

But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.

And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."

And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but the kingdom?"

Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?

And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."

And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food.

Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the stocks in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time.

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury.

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

His brother

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?"

For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'

and said to them, "We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!" They were silent and could not find a word to say.

Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?

that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.

By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life--to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

Be

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'

Whosoever

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."

And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!

The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?"

The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you."

Raca

And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!"

Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

The council

Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues,

Now the chief priests and the whole Councilwere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.

So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,

Hell

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.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell,

But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

General references

"You shall not murder.

Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?"

"'You shall not murder.

Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.