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Matthew 5:22-24
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22 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!’[a] will be subject to the council, and whoever says, ‘Obstinate fool!’[b] will be subject to fiery hell. 23 Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come and[c] present your gift.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:22 Greek “Raca,” a term of verbal abuse involving lack of intelligence
  2. Matthew 5:22 Perhaps 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)
  3. Matthew 5:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
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