A New Covenant

³¹ “Behold, the ^(A)days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— ³² not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that ^(B)I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, ^[a]though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. ^33 (C)But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: ^(D)I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their ^[b]hearts; ^(E)and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. ³⁴ No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for ^(F)they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For ^(G)I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

Christ Fulfills the Law

^17 (A)“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. ¹⁸ For assuredly, I say to you, ^(B)till heaven and earth pass away, one ^[a]jot or one ^[b]tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. ^19 (C)Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds ^(D)the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Murder Begins in the Heart^(E)

²¹ “You have heard that it was said to those ^[c]of old, ^(F)‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ ²² But I say to you that ^(G)whoever is angry with his brother ^[d]without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ^(H)‘Raca!’^[e] shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ^[f]‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of ^[g]hell fire. ²³ Therefore ^(I)if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, ^24 (J)leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. ^25 (K)Agree with your adversary quickly, ^(L)while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. ²⁶ Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.

Adultery in the Heart

²⁷ “You have heard that it was said ^[h]to those of old, ^(M)‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸ But I say to you that whoever ^(N)looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

A New Covenant^(A)

⁷ For if that ^(B)first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. ⁸ Because finding fault with them, He says: ^(C)“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—

⁴ For ^(A)it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.

⁵¹ Then, behold, ^(A)the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,