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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Footnotes

  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

26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

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17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(A)

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Five of them were foolish and five were wise.(A)

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The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’(A)

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