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 tell you that anyone who is angry(A) with a brother or sister[a][b] will be subject to judgment.(B) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[c] is answerable to the court.(C) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.(D)

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  1. Matthew 5:22 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verse 23.
  2. Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause
  3. Matthew 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt

14 We know that (A)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 (B)Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that (C)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

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14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(A) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(B) 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister(C) is a murderer,(D) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.(E)

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20 (A)If anyone says, “I love God,” and (B)hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot[a] love God (C)whom he has not seen. 21 And (D)this commandment we have from him: (E)whoever loves God must also love his brother.

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  1. 1 John 4:20 Some manuscripts how can he

20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister(A) is a liar.(B) For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,(C) cannot love God, whom they have not seen.(D) 21 And he has given us this command:(E) Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.(F)

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

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Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[a](A) is still in the darkness.(B)

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  1. 1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.

26 (A)Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and (B)give no opportunity to the devil.

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26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]:(A) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.(B)

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  1. Ephesians 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)

31 (A)Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 (B)Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (C)forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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31 Get rid of(A) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.(B) 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(C) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(D)

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And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, (B)staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b]

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  1. James 3:6 Or wheel of birth
  2. James 3:6 Greek Gehenna

The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)

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(A)to speak evil of no one, (B)to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and (C)to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

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to slander no one,(A) to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.

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28 And (A)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him (B)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a]

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  1. Matthew 10:28 Greek Gehenna

28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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35 (A)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (B)from your heart.”

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35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(A)

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

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Do not repay evil with evil(A) or insult with insult.(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(C) because to this(D) you were called(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.(F)

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10 (A)Love one another with brotherly affection. (B)Outdo one another in showing honor.

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10 Be devoted to one another in love.(A) Honor one another above yourselves.(B)

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

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23 When they hurled their insults at him,(A) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(B) Instead, he entrusted himself(C) to him who judges justly.(D)

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