22 But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’[b] will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire.[c](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:22 Other mss add without a cause
  2. Matthew 5:22 Lit Raca, an Aram term of abuse similar to “airhead”
  3. Matthew 5:22 Lit the gehenna of fire

22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry(A) with a brother or sister[a][b] will be subject to judgment.(B) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[c] is answerable to the court.(C) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause
  3. Matthew 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt

11 Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”(A)

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11 Then they secretly(A) persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”(B)

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