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Matthew 5:16-26

16EvenG2532soletyourlightφῶςphōsG5457shineλαμψάτωlampsatōG2989beforemenG444;thattheymayseeG3708yourgoodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041,andglorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392yourFatherπατέραpateraG3962whoisinheavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

17ThinkνομίσητεnomisēteG3543notthatIcameἦλθονēlthonG2064todestroyG2647thelawνόμονnomonG3551ortheprophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396:IcameἦλθονēlthonG2064nottodestroyG2647,buttofulfil.

18ForverilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou, TillheavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andearthγῆ,gēG1093passπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928,oneἓνhenG1520jotoroneμίαmiaG1520tittleshallinnowisepassG3928awayG3928fromthelawνόμουnomouG3551, tillallthingsG3956beaccomplished.

19WhosoeverthereforeG3767shallbreakλύσῃlusēG3089oneμίανmianG1520oftheseleastἐλαχίστωνelachistōnG1646commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785,andshallteachδιδάξῃdidaxēG1321menG444so,shallbecalledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772:butwhosoevershalldoandteachδιδάξῃ,didaxēG1321them,heshallbecalledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564greatμέγαςmegasG3173inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

20ForIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatexceptyourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343shallexceedtherighteousnessG1343ofthescribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330, yeshallinnowiseenterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

21YehaveheardG191thatitwasἔσταιestaiG1510saidtothemofoldG744time, Thou shaltnotkill;andwhosoevershallkillshallbeG1510indangerofthejudgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920:

22butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thateveryoneG3739whoisἔσταιestaiG1510angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3710withhisbrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510indangerofthejudgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920;andwhosoever shallsayG3004tohisbrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, Raca, shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510indangerofthecouncilG4892;andwhosoever shallsayG3004, Thoufool, shallbeG1510indangerofthehellγέεννανgeennanG1067offireπυρός.¶purosG4442.

23IfthereforeοὖνounG3767thou artofferingthygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435atthealtarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379,andthererememberestthatthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80hath aughtagainstthee,

24leaveἄφεςaphesG863therethygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435beforethealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379,andgoὕπαγε,hupageG5217thyway,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413bereconciledtothybrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80,andthencomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andofferπρόσφερεprosphereG4374thygiftδῶρόνdōronG1435.

25AgreewiththineadversaryG476quicklyG5035,whilethou artwithhiminthewayὁδῷ,hodōG3598; lest haplytheadversaryG476deliverπαραδῷparadōG3860theetothejudgeκριτῇ,kritēaG2923,andthejudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923deliverG3860theetotheofficerG5257,andthoubeG1510castβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906intoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

26VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee, Thou shaltbynomeanscomeἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831outthence, till thouhavepaidἀποδῷςapodōsG591thelastἔσχατονeschatonG2078farthing.

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