²² But I say to you that ^(A)everyone who is angry with his brother^[a] will be liable ^(B)to judgment; whoever insults^[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to ^(C)the hell^[c] of fire.

²⁸ And ^(A)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him ^(B)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.^[a]

³³ You serpents, ^(A)you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to ^(B)hell?

⁵ But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him ^(A)who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.^[a] Yes, I tell you, fear him!

Temptations to Sin

^42 (A)“Whoever causes one of ^(B)these little ones who believe in me to sin,^{[a] (C)}it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. ^43 (D)And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to ^(E)hell,^[b] to ^(F)the unquenchable fire.^{[c] 45 (G)}And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into ^(H)hell. ^47 (I)And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into ^(J)hell, ⁴⁸ ‘where ^(K)their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’