Matthew 5:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’[b] will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire.[c](A)
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- Matthew 5:22 Other mss add without a cause
- Matthew 5:22 Lit Raca, an Aram term of abuse similar to “airhead”
- Matthew 5:22 Lit the gehenna of fire
Matthew 5:22
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- 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.
- Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause
- Matthew 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt
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