Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 5:16-26
16In the same wayG3779, letG3588 yourG4771 lightG5457 shineG2989 beforeG1715 menG444, thatG3704 they may seeG3708 yourG4771 goodG2570 deedsG2041 andG2532 glorifyG1392 yourG4771 FatherG3962 inG1722 heavenG3772.
17Do notG3361 thinkG3543 thatG3754 I have comeG2064 to abolishG2647 theG3588 LawG3551 orG2228 theG3588 ProphetsG4396. I have not comeG2064G3756 to abolishG2647 them, butG235 to fulfillG4137 them. 18ForG1063 I tellG3004 youG4771 trulyG281, untilG2193G302 heavenG3772 andG2532 earthG1093 pass awayG3928, notG3756G3361 a singleG1520 jotG2503, notG2228 aG1520 stroke of a penG2762, will disappearG3928 fromG575 theG3588 LawG3551 untilG2193G302 everythingG3956 is accomplishedG1096.
19So thenG1437G3767, whoeverG3739 breaksG3089 oneG1520 of theG3588 leastG1646 of theseG3778 commandmentsG1785 andG2532 teachesG1321 othersG444 to do likewiseG3779 will be calledG2564 leastG1646 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772; butG1161 whoeverG3739G302 practicesG4160 andG2532 teachesG1321 them will be calledG2564 greatG3173 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772. 20ForG1063 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 unlessG1437G3361 yourG4771 righteousnessG1343 exceedsG4052G4119 that of theG3588 scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, you will never enterG1525G3756G3361G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772.
21You have heardG191 thatG3754 it was saidG2046 to theG3588 ancientsG744, ‘Do not murderG5407G3756’1 andG1161 ‘Anyone whoG3739G302 murdersG5407 will beG1510 subjectG1777 toG3588 judgmentG2920.’ 22ButG1161 IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 anyoneG3956 whoG3588 is angry withG3710 hisG846 brotherG802 will beG1510 subjectG1777 toG3588 judgmentG2920. AgainG1161, anyone whoG3739G302 saysG2036 toG3588 hisG846 brotherG80, ‘RacaG4469,’3 will beG1510 subjectG1777 to theG3588 SanhedrinG4892.4 ButG1161 anyone whoG3739G302 saysG2036, ‘You foolG3474!’ will beG1510 subjectG1777 toG1519 theG3588 fireG4442 of hellG1067.5
23SoG3767 ifG1437 you are offeringG4374 yourG4771 giftG1435 atG1909 theG3588 altarG2379 and thereG2546 rememberG3403 thatG3754 yourG4771 brotherG80 hasG2192 somethingG5100 againstG2596 youG4771, 24leaveG863 yourG4771 giftG1435 thereG1563 beforeG1715 theG3588 altarG2379. FirstG4412 goG5217 and be reconciledG1259 toG3588 yourG4771 brotherG80; thenG5119 comeG2064 and offerG4374 yourG4771 giftG1435.
25ReconcileG1510G2132 quicklyG5035 withG3588 yourG4771 adversaryG476, whileG2193G3755 you are stillG1510 onG1722 theG3588 wayG3598 to court. OtherwiseG3361G4219, he may hand you overG3860G4771 to theG3588 judgeG2923, andG2532 theG3588 judgeG2923 may hand you over to theG3588 officerG5257, andG2532 you may be thrownG906 intoG1519 prisonG5438. 26TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, you will not get outG3756G3361G1831 untilG2193G302 you have paidG591 theG3588 lastG2078 pennyG2835.6
Notes
- 1. Matthew 5:21 Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17 ↩
- 2. Matthew 5:22 BYZ and TR include without cause. ↩
- 3. Matthew 5:22 Raca is an Aramaic expression of contempt. ↩
- 4. Matthew 5:22 Or the Council ↩
- 5. Matthew 5:22 Or the hell of fire; Greek the Gehenna of fire ↩
- 6. Matthew 5:26 Greek kodrantēn; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius ↩
Commentaries on Matthew 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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