Jeremiah 31:31-34

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³¹“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will make a new covenant^(A)
with the people of Israel
    and with the people of Judah.
³²It will not be like the covenant^(B)
    I made with their ancestors^(C)
when I took them by the hand
    to lead them out of Egypt,^(D)
because they broke my covenant,
    though I was a husband^(E) to^[a] them,^[b]”
declares the Lord.
³³“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
    after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds^(F)
    and write it on their hearts.^(G)
I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.^(H)
³⁴No longer will they teach^(I) their neighbor,
    or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know^(J) me,
    from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.
“For I will forgive^(K) their wickedness
    and will remember their sins^(L) no more.”

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Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master

Matthew 5:17-28

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The Fulfillment of the Law

¹⁷“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.^(A) ¹⁸For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.^(B) ¹⁹Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands^(C) and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.^(D)

Murder^(E)

²¹“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,^[a]^(F) and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ ²²But I tell you that anyone who is angry^(G) with a brother or sister^[b]^[c] will be subject to judgment.^(H) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’^[d] is answerable to the court.^(I) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.^(J)

²³“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, ²⁴leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

²⁵“Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. ²⁶Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Adultery

²⁷“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’^[e]^(K) ²⁸But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.^(L)

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Matthew 5:21 Exodus 20:13
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.
Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause
Matthew 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt
Matthew 5:27 Exodus 20:14

Hosea 2:18-20

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¹⁸In that day I will make a covenant for them
    with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the creatures that move along the ground.^(A)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish^(B) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.^(C)
¹⁹I will betroth^(D) you to me forever;
    I will betroth you in^[a] righteousness and justice,^(E)
    in^[b] love and compassion.^(F)
²⁰I will betroth you in^[c] faithfulness,
    and you will acknowledge^(G) the Lord.^(H)

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Hosea 2:19 Or with
Hosea 2:19 Or with
Hosea 2:20 Or with

Isaiah 56:6-7

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⁶And foreigners^(A) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister^(B) to him,
to love the name^(C) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath^(D) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—
⁷these I will bring to my holy mountain^(E)
    and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices^(F)
    will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
    a house of prayer for all nations.^(G)”^(H)

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Hebrews 8:7-8

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⁷For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.^(A) ⁸But God found fault with the people and said^[a]:

“The days are coming, declares the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant^(B)
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.

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