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 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

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

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