Matthew 5:21-22
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21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, [a]Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother [b]shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, [c]Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, [d]Thou fool, shall be in danger [e]of the [f]hell of fire.
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- Matthew 5:21 Ex. 20:13; Dt. 5:17.
- Matthew 5:22 Many ancient authorities insert without cause.
- Matthew 5:22 An expression of contempt.
- Matthew 5:22 Or, Moreh, a Hebrew expression of condemnation.
- Matthew 5:22 Greek unto or into.
- Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna of fire.
Matthew 5:27-28
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27 Ye have heard that it was said, [a]Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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Matthew 5:31-32
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31 It was said also, [a]Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.
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Matthew 5:33-34
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33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, [a]Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;
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Matthew 5:38-39
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38 Ye have heard that it was said, An [a]eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 but I say unto you, Resist not [b]him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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- Matthew 5:38 Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Dt. 19:21.
- Matthew 5:39 Or, evil
Matthew 5:43-44
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43 Ye have heard that it was said, [a]Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: 44 but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
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Matthew 12:5-6
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5 Or have ye not read in the law, [a]that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? 6 But I say unto you, that [b]one greater than the temple is here.
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- Matthew 12:5 Num. 28:9, 10.
- Matthew 12:6 Greek a greater thing.
Matthew 19:8-9
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8 He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so. 9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, [a]except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: [b]and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
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- Matthew 19:9 Some ancient authorities read saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: as in 5:32.
- Matthew 19:9 The following words, to the end of the verse, are omitted by some ancient authorities.
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