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

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

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.

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  1. Matthew 5:29 Lit and that your whole body not be
  2. Matthew 5:29 Gr Gehenna

29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(A) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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30 And (A)if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you [a]to lose one of the parts of your body, [b]than for your whole body to go into [c](B)hell.

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

30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble,(A) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

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