22 But I say to you that (A)whoever is angry with his brother [a]without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, (B)‘Raca!’[b] shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, [c]‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of [d]hell fire.

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  1. Matthew 5:22 NU omits without a cause
  2. Matthew 5:22 Lit., in Aram., Empty head
  3. Matthew 5:22 Gr. More
  4. Matthew 5:22 Gr. Gehenna

22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to (A)the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘[a]You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to [b](B)the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the [c](C)fiery hell.

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  1. Matthew 5:22 Or You empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) from Aramaic reqa
  2. Matthew 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin; i.e., Jewish High Court
  3. Matthew 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire

15 (A)Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that (B)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

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15 Everyone who (A)hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that (B)no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

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23 Therefore (A)if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 (B)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 (C)Agree with your adversary quickly, (D)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.

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23 Therefore, if you are (A)presenting your [a]offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your [b]offering there before the altar and go; first be (B)reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your [c]offering. 25 (C)[d]Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I say to you, (D)you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last [e]quadrans.

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  1. Matthew 5:23 Or gift
  2. Matthew 5:24 Or gift
  3. Matthew 5:24 Or gift
  4. Matthew 5:25 I.e., settle the case
  5. Matthew 5:26 A small Roman copper coin, worth about 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage

Obedience by Faith

20 (A)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [a]how can he love God (B)whom he has not seen?

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  1. 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot

20 (A)If someone says, “I love God,” and yet he (B)hates his brother or sister, he is a (C)liar; for (D)the one who does not love his brother and sister whom he has seen, (E)cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

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