²¹“You have heard that it was said to the people of old,^a ‘Do not commit murder,’^b and ‘whoever commits murder will be subject to judgment.’ ²²But 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!’^c will be subject to the council, and whoever says, ‘Obstinate fool!’^d will be subject to fiery hell. ²³Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, ²⁴leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come and^* present your gift. ²⁵Settle the case quickly with your accuser^e while you are with him on the way, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. ²⁶Truly I say to you, you will never come out of there until you have paid back the last penny!

The Sermon on the Mount: Adultery and Lust

²⁷“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’^f ²⁸But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Footnotes

aLiterally “ancients”
bA quotation from Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
cGreek “Raca,” a term of verbal abuse involving lack of intelligence
dPerhaps with the idea of obstinate, godless foolishness; some take the word to be a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew word for “rebel” (Deut 21:18, 20)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
eLiterally “be making friends quickly with your accuser”
fA quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:17