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Matthew 5:22-35

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.

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