Matthew 5:21-22

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Anger

²¹^(A)“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(B)‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable ^(C)to judgment.’ ²²But I say to you that ^(D)everyone who is angry with his brother^[a] will be liable ^(E)to judgment; whoever insults^[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to ^(F)the hell^[c] of fire.

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts insert without cause
Matthew 5:22 Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30

Matthew 5:27-28

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Lust

²⁷^(A)“You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸But I say to you that ^(C)everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Matthew 5:31-32

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Divorce

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

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Matthew 5:33-34

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Oaths

³³“Again ^(A)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(C)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^(D)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(E)it is the throne of God,

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Matthew 5:38-39

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Retaliation

³⁸^(A)“You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹But I say to you, ^(C)Do not resist the one who is evil. But ^(D)if anyone ^(E)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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Matthew 5:43-44

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Love Your Enemies

⁴³^(A)“You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴But I say to you, ^(C)Love your enemies and ^(D)pray for those who persecute you,