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Some Say Do Not Murder. I Say Do Not Get Angry

21 “You heard that it was said to[a] the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder’, and ‘Whoever murders shall be liable[b] to the judgment’. 22 But I say to you that everyone being angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca’[c], shall be liable to the Sanhedrin. And whoever says, ‘Fool’[d], shall be liable to the Gehenna[e] of [f] fire. 23 Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:21 Or, by.
  2. Matthew 5:21 Or, answerable, subject.
  3. Matthew 5:22 That is, empty one; numbskull, blockhead.
  4. Matthew 5:22 This may have the same meaning as Raca; or, Raca may insult the intellect, Fool the character.
  5. Matthew 5:22 Or, hell.
  6. Matthew 5:22 That is, characterized by fire; the fiery Gehenna.

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