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Matthew 5:21-48

21You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046to theτοῖςtoisG3588ancientsἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744, ‘Do not murderοὐ φονεύσεις·ou phoneuseisG5407 G3756’andδ᾽d᾽G1161‘Anyone whoὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302murdersφονεύσῃ,phoneusēG5407will beἔσταιestaiG1510subjectἔνοχοςenochosG1777toτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920.’

22ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754anyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588is angry withὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3710τῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80will beἔσταιestaiG1510subjectἔνοχοςenochosG1777toτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσει·kriseiG2920.Againδ᾽d᾽G1161,anyone whoὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysεἴπῃeipēG2036toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘Racaῥακά,rhakaG4469,’will beἔσταιestaiG1510subjectἔνοχοςenochosG1777to theτῷtōG3588Sanhedrinσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG4892.Butδ᾽d᾽G1161anyone whoὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysεἴπῃ·eipēG2036, ‘You foolμωρέ,mōreG3474!’will beἔσταιestaiG1510subjectἔνοχοςenochosG1777toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588fireπυρός.¶purosG4442of hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

23SoοὖνounG3767ifἘὰνEanG1437you are offeringπροσφέρῃςprospherēsG4374τὸtoG3588yourσουsouG4771giftδῶρόνdōronG1435atἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379and thereG2546rememberμνησθῇςmnēsthēasG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588yourσουsouG4771brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingτιtiG5100againstκατὰkataG2596youσοῦ,souG4771,

24leaveἄφεςaphesG863τὸtoG3588yourσουsouG4771giftδῶρόνdōronG1435thereἐκεῖekeiG1563beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theτοῦtouG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379καὶkaiG2532.FirstG4412goὕπαγε,hupageG5217andbe reconciledδιαλλάγηθιdiallagēthiG1259toτῷtōG3588yourσου,souG4771brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80καὶkaiG2532;thenτότεtoteG5119comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andofferπρόσφερεprosphereG4374τὸtoG3588yourσου.¶souG4771giftδῶρόνdōronG1435.

25ReconcileἼσθι εὐνοῶνIsthi eunoōnG1510 G2132quicklyG5035μετ᾽met᾽G3326αὐτοῦautouG846withτῷtōG3588yourσουsouG4771adversaryἀντιδίκῳantidikōG476,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193 G3755you are stillεἶeiG1510onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wayὁδῷ,hodōG3598to court.OtherwiseμήποτέmēpotepoteG3361 G4219ὁhoG3588, heἀντίδικοςantidikosG476may hand you overσε παραδῷse paradōG3860 G4771to theτῷtōG3588judgeκριτῇ,kritēaG2923,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923may hand you overto theτῷtōG3588officerὑπηρέτῃ,hupēretēG5257,andκαὶkaiG2532you may be thrownβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

26TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοι·soiG4771,you will not get outοὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃςou mē exelthēsG3756 G3361 G1831ἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302you have paidἀποδῷςapodōsG591theτὸνtonG3588lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078pennyκοδράντην.¶kodrantēnG2835.

27You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046, ‘Do not commit adulteryοὐ μοιχεύσεις.ou moicheuseisG3431 G3756.’

28ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754anyoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588who looks atβλέπωνblepōnG991a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135toπρὸςprosG4314τὸtoG3588lust afterἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsaiG1937herαὐτὴνautēnG846has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235committed adultery withἐμοίχευσενemoicheusenG3431herαὐτὴνautēnG846inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

29δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588rightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causes you to sinσκανδαλίζει σε,skandalizei seG4624 G4771,gouge it outἔξελε αὐτὸνexele autonG1807 G846andκαὶkaiG2532throwβάλεbaleG906itawayἀπὸ σοῦ·apo souG575 G4771γάρgarG1063.It is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for youσοιsoiG4771toἵναinaG2443loseἀπόληταιapolētaiG622oneἓνhenG1520part of your bodyτῶν μελῶν σουtōn melōn souG3588 G4771 G3196than forκαὶ μὴkai mēG2532 G3361yourσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to be thrownβληθῇblēthēaG906intoεἰςeisG1519hellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30AndΚαὶKaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487ἡhēG3588yourσουsouG4771rightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495causes you to sinσκανδαλίζει σε,skandalizei seG4624 G4771,cut it offἔκκοψον αὐτὴνekkopson autēnG1581 G846andκαὶkaiG2532throwβάλεbaleG906itawayἀπὸ σοῦ·apo souG575 G4771γάρgarG1063.It is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for youσοιsoiG4771toἵναinaG2443loseἀπόληταιapolētaiG622oneἓνhenG1520part of your bodyτῶν μελῶν σουtōn melōn souG3588 G4771 G3196than forκαὶ μὴkai mēG2532 G3361yourσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to departἀπέλθῃ.¶apelthēG565intoεἰςeisG1519hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31It has also been saidἘρρέθη δέErrethē deG2046 G1161, ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302divorcesἀπολύσῃapolusēG630τὴνtēnG3588hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135must giveδότωdotōG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846a certificate of divorceἀποστάσιον.apostasionG647.’

32ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754anyoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588who divorcesG630τὴνtēnG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924forλόγουlogouG3056sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202,bringsποιεῖpoieiG4160adulteryμοιχευθῆναι·moicheuthēnaiG3431upon herαὐτὴνautēnG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532he whoὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437marriesγαμήσῃ,gamēsēG1060a divorced womanG630commits adulteryμοιχᾶται.¶moichataiG3429.

33AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046to theτοῖςtoisG3588ancientsἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744, ‘Do not break your oathοὐκ ἐπιορκήσεις,ouk epiorkēseisG1964 G3756,butδὲdeG1161fulfillἀποδώσειςapodōseisG591τῷtōG3588yourσου.souG4771vowsὅρκουςhorkousG3727to theτοὺςtousG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.’

34ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771notμὴmēG3361to swearὀμόσαιomosaiG3660at allὅλως,holōsG3654: eitherμήτεmēteG3383byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316throneθρόνοςthronosG2362;

35orμήτεmēteG3383byἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588earthγῇgēaG1093,forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστινestinG1510His footstoolὑποπόδιόν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ,hupopodion tōn podōn autouG5286 G3588 G846 G4228; orμήτεmēteG3383byεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510thecityπόλιςpolisG4172of theτοῦtouG3588greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173Kingβασιλέως,basileōsG935.

36NorμήτεmēteG3383should you swearὀμόσῃςomosēsG3660byἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588yourσουsouG4771headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776,forὅτιhotiG3754you cannotοὐ δύνασαιou dunasaiG1410 G3756makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160a singleμίανmianG1520hairτρίχαtrichaG2359whiteλευκὴνleukēnG3022orἢēG2228blackμέλαιναν.melainanG3189.

37SimplyδὲdeG1161letἔστωestōG1510ὁhoG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771λόγοςlogosG3056‘YesναὶnaiG3483’ be ‘Yesναί,naiG3483,’ and your ‘NoοὒouG3756,’ ‘Noοὔ·ouG3756.’Anythingτὸ δὲto deG3588 G1161moreπερισσὸν τούτωνperisson toutōnG4053 G3778comesἐστιν.¶estinG1510fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588evilπονηροῦponērouG4190one.

38You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθη·errethēG2046, ‘EyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788forἀντὶantiG473eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788andκαὶkaiG2532toothὀδόνταodontaG3599forἀντὶantiG473toothὀδόντος.odontosG3599.’

39ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771notμὴmēG3361to resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436anτῷtōG3588evilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190personἀλλ᾽all᾽G235. IfsomeoneὅστιςhostisG3748slapsῥαπίζειrhapizeiG4474youσεseG4771onεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588yourσου,souG4771rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762to himαὐτῷautōG846theτὴνtēnG3588otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532;

40καὶkaiG2532if someoneτῷtōG3588wantsθέλοντίthelontiG2309to sueκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919youσοιsoiG4771andκαὶkaiG2532takeλαβεῖν,labeinG2983τὸνtonG3588yourσουsouG4771tunicχιτῶνάchitōnaG5509,let him haveἄφες αὐτῷaphes autōG863 G846yourτὸtoG3588cloakἱμάτιον·himationG2440as wellκαὶkaiG2532;

41andκαὶkaiG2532if someoneὅστιςhostisG3748forces you to goσε ἀγγαρεύσειse angareuseiG29 G4771oneἕν,henG1520mileμίλιονmilionG3400,goὕπαγεhupageG5217withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846twoδύο.duoG1417miles.

42Giveδός,dosG1325to theτῷtōG3588onewho asksαἰτοῦντίaitountiG154youσεseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532do not turn away fromμὴ ἀποστραφῇς.¶mē apostraphēasG654 G3361theτὸνtonG3588onewho wantsθέλονταthelontaG2309to borrowδανίσασθαιdanisasthaiG1155fromἀπὸapoG575youσοῦsouG4771.

43You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθη·errethēG2046, ‘LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25τὸνtonG3588yourσουsouG4771neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139’andκαὶkaiG2532‘HateμισήσειςmisēseisG3404τὸνtonG3588yourσου.souG4771enemyἐχθρόνechthronG2190.’

44ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25τοὺςtousG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190andκαὶkaiG2532prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228those whoτῶνtōnG3588persecuteδιωκόντωνdiōkontōnG1377youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,

45thatὅπωςhopōsG3704you may beγένησθεgenēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofτοῦtouG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772ὅτιhotiG3754.He causesἀνατέλλειanatelleiG393τὸνtonG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846sun to riseἥλιονhēlionG2246onἐπὶepiG1909theevilπονηροὺςponērousG4190andκαὶkaiG2532thegoodἀγαθοὺςagathousG18,andκαὶkaiG2532sends rainβρέχειbrecheiG1026onἐπὶepiG1909therighteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342andκαὶkaiG2532theunrighteousἀδίκους.adikousG94.

46γὰρgarG1063IfἐὰνeanG1437you loveἀγαπήσητεagapēsēteG25thoseτοὺςtousG3588who loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,whatτίναtinaG5101rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408will you getἔχετε;echeteG2192?Do notοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057doποιοῦσιν;poiousinG4160theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846?

47AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437you greetἀσπάσησθεaspasēstheG782onlyG3440τοὺςtousG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,whatτίtiG5101are you doingποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160more than othersπερισσὸνperissonG4053?Do notοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588GentilesἐθνικοὶethnikoiG1482doποιοῦσιν;poiousinG4160theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846?

48BeἔσεσθεesestheG1510ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046,thereforeοὖνounG3767,asὡςhōsG5613ὁhoG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατὴρpatērG3962isἐστιν.¶estinG1510perfectτέλειόςteleiosG5046.

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