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Matthew 5:22–44

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22But I say to you that awhoever is angry with his brother 5without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, b‘Raca!’ 6shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 7‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of 8hell fire. 23Therefore cif you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24dleave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25eAgree with your adversary quickly, fwhile 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. 26Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.

Adultery

27“You have heard that it was said 9to those of old, g‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28But I say to you that whoever hlooks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29iIf your right eye causes you to 1sin, jpluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to 2sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

Divorce

31“Furthermore it has been said, k‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32But I say to you that lwhoever divorces his wife for any reason except 3sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

Oaths

33“Again you have heard that mit was said to those of 4old, n‘You shall not swear falsely, but oshall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ 34But I say to you, pdo not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is qGod’s throne; 35nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of rthe great King. 36Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37sBut let 5your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

Retaliation

38“You have heard that it was said, t‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39uBut I tell you not to resist an evil person. vBut whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. 41And whoever wcompels you to go one mile, go with him two. 42Give to him who asks you, and xfrom him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Love

Luke 6:27, 32

43“You have heard that it was said, y‘You shall love your neighbor zand hate your enemy.’ 446But I say to you, alove your enemies, bless those who curse you, bdo good to those who hate you, and pray cfor those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

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Matthew 5:44–45: But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Footnotes

  1. 5NU omits without a cause
  2. 6Lit., in Aram., Empty head
  3. 7Gr. More
  4. 8Gr. Gehenna
  5. 9NU, M omit to those of old
  6. 1Lit. stumble or offend
  7. 2Lit. stumble or offend
  8. 3Or fornication
  9. 4ancient times
  10. 5Lit. your word be yes yes
  11. 6NU But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you

Cross references

  1. a[1 John 3:15]
  2. b[James 2:20; 3:6]
  3. cMatt. 8:4
  4. d[Job 42:8; 1 Tim. 2:8; 1 Pet. 3:7]
  5. e[Prov. 25:8]; Luke 12:58, 59
  6. f[Ps. 32:6; Is. 55:6]
  7. gEx. 20:14; Deut. 5:18
  8. h2 Sam. 11:2–5; Job 31:1; Prov. 6:25; [Matt. 15:19; James 1:14, 15]
  9. iMark 9:43
  10. j[Col. 3:5]
  11. kDeut. 24:1; [Jer. 3:1]; Mark 10:2
  12. l[Matt. 19:9; Mark 10:11; Luke 16:18; Rom. 7:3]; 1 Cor. 7:11
  13. mMatt. 23:16
  14. n[Ex. 20:7]; Lev. 19:12; Num. 30:2
  15. oDeut. 23:23
  16. pMatt. 23:16; James 5:12
  17. qIs. 66:1
  18. rPs. 48:2; [Matt. 5:2, 19; 6:10]
  19. s[Col. 4:6]; James 5:12
  20. tEx. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21
  21. u[Prov. 20:22]; Luke 6:29; [Rom. 12:17; 1 Cor. 6:7; 1 Pet. 3:9]
  22. vIs. 50:6; Lam. 3:30
  23. wMatt. 27:32
  24. xDeut. 15:7–11; Luke 6:30–34; 1 Tim. 6:18
  25. yLev. 19:18
  26. zDeut. 23:3–6; Ps. 41:10
  27. aLuke 6:27; Rom. 12:14
  28. b[Rom. 12:20]
  29. cLuke 23:34; Acts 7:60; 1 Cor. 4:12; 1 Pet. 2:23