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Matthew 5:22

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22But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother swill be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’ twill be subject to the •Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to •hellfire. uv

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Footnotes

  1. s5:22 Other add without a cause
  2. t5:22 Raca, an Aram term of abuse similar to “airhead”
  3. •The supreme council of Judaism; it had 70 members and was patterned after Moses’ 70 elders.
  4. •The Greek word is gehenna; it is the Aramaic term for the Valley of Hinnom on the south side of Jerusalem; formerly, it was a place of human sacrifice, and in NT times, a place for the burning of garbage; it is the place of final judgment for those rejecting Christ.
  5. u5:22 the gehenna of fire

Cross references

  1. v5:22 Mt 18:9; Mk 9:43; Jms 3:6; 1Jn 3:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Whoever insults his brother or sister, will be subject to the court. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to hellfire.

NLTNew Living Translation

But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I say to you that everyone who is angry at his brother will be subject to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Stupid fool!’ will be subject to the council, and whoever says, ‘Obstinate fool!’ will be subject to fiery hell.

KJV 1900King James Version

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.