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Matthew 5:28-39

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;

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