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Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 21-48

²¹ “You have heard that^k Lit it was said to the ancientsthe ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be^l Or guilty beforeliable to the court.’ ²² But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be^m Or liable toguilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘ⁿYou good-for-nothing,’ shall be^o Or liable toguilty before^p Lit the Sanhedrinthe supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be^q Or liable toguilty enough to go into the^r Lit Gehenna of firefiery hell. ²³ Therefore if you are presenting your^s Or giftoffering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, ²⁴ leave your^t Or giftoffering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your^u Or giftoffering. ²⁵ Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. ²⁶ Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last^vcent.	21 Mat 5:27 Mat 5:33 Mat 5:38 Mat 5:43 Exo 20:13 Deu 5:17 Deu 16:18 Ch2 19:5 22 Deu 16:18 Ch2 19:5 Mat 10:17 Mat 26:59 Mar 13:9 Mar 14:55 Mar 15:1 Luk 22:66 Joh 11:47 Act 4:15 Act 5:21 Act 6:12 Act 22:30 Act 23:1 Act 24:20 Mat 5:29 Mat 10:28 Mat 18:9 Mat 23:15 Mat 23:33 Mar 9:43 Luk 12:5 Jam 3:6 23 Mat 5:24 24 Rom 12:17 Rom 12:18 25 Pro 25:8 Luk 12:58 26 Luk 12:59
²⁷ “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; ²⁸ but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ If your right eye makes you^w I.e. sinstumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you^x Lit that one...be lostto lose one of the parts of your body,^y Lit not your whole bodythan for your whole body to be thrown into^z Gr Gehennahell. ³⁰ If your right hand makes you^aa I.e. sinstumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you^ab Lit that one...be lostto lose one of the parts of your body,^ac Lit not your whole bodythan for your whole body to go into^ad Gr Gehennahell.	27 Mat 5:21 Mat 5:33 Mat 5:38 Mat 5:43 Exo 20:14 Deu 5:18 28 Sa2 11:2-5 Job 31:1 Mat 15:19 Jam 1:14 Jam 1:15 29 Mat 18:9 Mar 9:47 Mat 5:22 30 Mat 18:8 Mar 9:43 Mat 5:22
³¹ “It was said, ‘WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE’; ³² but I say to you that everyone who^ae Or sends awaydivorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a^af Or sent awaydivorced woman commits adultery.	31 Deu 24:1 Deu 24:3 Jer 3:1 Mat 19:7 Mar 10:4 32 Mat 19:9 Mar 10:11 Luk 16:18 Co1 7:11
³³ “Again, you have heard that^ag Lit it was said to the ancientsthe ancients were told, ‘^ah you and your are singular hereYOU SHALL NOT^ai Or break your vowsMAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR^aj Lit oathsVOWS TO THE LORD.’ ³⁴ But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, ³⁵ or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or^ak Or towardby Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. ³⁶ Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷ But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is^al Or from the evil oneof evil.	33 Mat 5:21 Mat 5:27 Mat 5:38 Mat 5:43 Mat 23:16 Lev 19:12 Num 30:2 Deu 23:21 Deu 23:23 34 Jam 5:12 Isa 66:1 Mat 23:22 35 Isa 66:1 Act 7:49 Psa 48:2 37 Mat 6:13 Mat 13:19 Mat 13:38 Joh 17:15 Th2 3:3 Jo1 2:13 Jo1 3:12 Jo1 5:18
³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.’ ³⁹ But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. ⁴⁰ If anyone wants to sue you and take your^amshirt, let him have your^an Lit cloak; i.e. an outer garmentcoat also. ⁴¹ Whoever^ao Lit will forceforces you to go one mile, go with him two. ⁴² Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.	38 Mat 5:21 Mat 5:27 Mat 5:33 Mat 5:43 Exo 21:24 Lev 24:20 Deu 19:21 39 Mat 5:39-42 Co1 6:7 42 Deu 15:7-11 Luk 6:34 Ti1 6:18
⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ so that you may^ap Or show yourselves to bebe sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. ⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷ If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? ⁴⁸ Therefore^aq Lit you shall beyou are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.	43 Mat 5:21 Mat 5:27 Mat 5:33 Mat 5:38 Lev 19:18 Deu 23:3-6 44 Luk 6:27 Luk 23:34 Act 7:60 Rom 12:20 45 Mat 5:9 Luk 6:35 Act 14:17 46 Luk 6:32 48 Lev 19:2 Deu 18:13 Co2 7:1 Php 3:12-15


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