²¹“You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘You must not murder anyone. ⁿ Anyone who murders another will be judged.’ ²²But I tell you, if you are angry with a brother or sister, ⁿ you will be judged. If you say bad things to a brother or sister, you will be judged by the council. And if you call someone a fool, you will be in danger of the fire of hell.

²³“So when you offer your gift to God at the altar, and you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, ²⁴leave your gift there at the altar. Go and make peace with that person, and then come and offer your gift.

²⁵“If your enemy is taking you to court, become friends quickly, before you go to court. Otherwise, your enemy might turn you over to the judge, and the judge might give you to a guard to put you in jail. ²⁶I tell you the truth, you will not leave there until you have paid everything you owe.

Jesus Teaches About Sexual Sin

²⁷“You have heard that it was said, ‘You must not be guilty of adultery.’ ⁿ ²⁸But I tell you that if anyone looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, in his mind he has already done that sin with the woman.

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Footnotes

nYou … anyone. Quotation from Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17.
nsister Some Greek copies continue, “without a reason.”
n‘You … adultery.’ Quotation from Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18.