22 But I say to you that (A)everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable (B)to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to (C)the hell[c] of fire.

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

22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to (A)the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘[a]You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to [b](B)the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the [c](C)fiery hell.

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  1. Matthew 5:22 Or You empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) from Aramaic reqa
  2. Matthew 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin; i.e., Jewish High Court
  3. Matthew 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire

29 (A)If your right eye (B)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 (C)hell. 30 (D)And if your right hand (E)causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into (F)hell.

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29 Now (A)if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, [a]than for your whole body to be thrown into [b](B)hell. 30 And (C)if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you [c]to lose one of the parts of your body, [d]than for your whole body to go into [e](D)hell.

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  1. Matthew 5:29 Lit and that your whole body not be
  2. Matthew 5:29 Gr Gehenna
  3. Matthew 5:30 Lit that one...be lost
  4. Matthew 5:30 Lit and not your whole body
  5. Matthew 5:30 Gr Gehenna