Matthew 5:22

New Living Translation

²²But I say, if you are even angry with someone,^[a] you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot,^[b] you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone,^[c] you are in danger of the fires of hell.^[d]

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Footnotes

5:22a Some manuscripts add without cause.
5:22b Greek uses an Aramaic term of contempt: If you say to your brother, ‘Raca.’
5:22c Greek if you say, ‘You fool.’
5:22d Greek Gehenna; also in 5:29, 30.

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