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Matthew 5:16-26

16τὸtoG3588LetyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lightφῶς τῶνphōs tōnG3588G5457soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shineλαμψάτωlampsatōG2989beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menἀνθρώπων τὰanthrōpōn taG3588G444,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704they may seeG3708yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771Fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588G3962which isτὸνtonG3588inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖς.¶tois ouranoisG3588G3772.
17ThinkνομίσητεnomisēteG3543notΜὴMēG3361thatὅτιhotiG3754I am comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to destroyκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647the lawτὸν νόμονton nomonG3588G3551,orἢēG2228the prophetsτοὺς προφήτας·tous prophētasG3588G4396:I amG2064notοὐκoukG3756comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to destroyκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647,butἀλλὰallaG235to fulfilπληρῶσαι.plērōsaiG4137.
18ForγὰρgarG1063verilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,Tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302heavenὁ οὐρανὸςho ouranosG3588G3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthἡ γῆ,hē gēG3588G1093passπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928,oneἓνhenG1520jotἰῶταiōtaG2503orἢēG2228oneμίαmiaG1520tittleκεραίαkeraiaG2762shallG3928in noοὐouG3756wiseμὴmēG3361passπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928fromἀπὸapoG575the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588G3551,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302allπάνταpantaG3956be fulfilledγένηται.¶genētaiG1096.
19τῶνtōnG3588WhosoeverὋςHosG3739ἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767shall breakλύσῃlusēG3089oneμίανmianG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778leastἐλαχίστωνelachistōnG1646commandmentsἐντολῶν τῶνentolōn tōnG3588G1785,andκαὶkaiG2532shall teachδιδάξῃdidaxēG1321menτοὺς ἀνθρώπους,tous anthrōpousG3588G444soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779, heshall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564the leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν.tōn ouranōnG3588G3772:butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall doποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160andκαὶkaiG2532teachδιδάξῃ,didaxēG1321them,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564greatμέγαςmegasG3173inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν.tōn ouranōnG3588G3772.
20ForγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754exceptἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771righteousnessἡ δικαιοσύνηhē dikaiosunēG3588G1343shall exceedπερισσεύσῃperisseusēG4052πλεῖονpleionG4119the righteousnessof the scribesτῶν γραμματέωνtōn grammateōnG3588G1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,ye shallG1525in noοὐouG3756caseμὴmēG3361enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν.¶tōn ouranōnG3588G3772.
21τοῖςtoisG3588Ye have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046by them of old timeἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744,Thou shaltG5407notοὐouG3756killG5407;andδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall killG5407shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777of the judgmentτῇ κρίσει·tēa kriseiG3588G2920:
22ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956is angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3588G3710withG3588G80hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588G80without a causeG1500shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777of the judgmentκρίσει·kriseiG3588G2920:andδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall sayG3004toG3588G80hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588G80,Racaῥακά,rhakaG4469,shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777of the councilσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG3588G4892:butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall sayG3004,Thou foolμωρέ,mōreG3474,shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777ofεἰςeisG1519hellγέεννανgeennanG3588G1067fireπυρός.¶purosG3588G4442.
23ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἘὰνEanG1437thou bringπροσφέρῃςprospherēsG4374thyσουsouG4771giftτὸ δῶρόνto dōronG3588G1435toἐπὶepiG1909the altarτὸ θυσιαστήριονto thusiastērionG3588G2379,and thereG2546rememberestμνησθῇςmnēsthēasG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754thyσουsouG4771brotherὁ ἀδελφόςho adelphosG3588G80hathἔχειecheiG2192oughtτιtiG5100againstκατὰkataG2596theeσοῦ,souG4771;
24LeaveἄφεςaphesG863thereἐκεῖekeiG1563thyσουsouG4771giftδῶρόνdōronG3588G1435beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG3588G2379,andκαὶkaiG2532go thy wayὕπαγε,hupageG5217;firstG4412be reconciledδιαλλάγηθιdiallagēthiG1259toG3588G80thyσου,souG4771brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588G80,andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and offerπρόσφερεprosphereG4374thyσου.¶souG4771giftδῶρόνdōronG3588G1435.
25ἼσθιIsthiG1510Agree withεὐνοῶνeunoōnG2132thineG4771adversaryτῷ ἀντιδίκῳtō antidikōG3588G476quicklyG5035,ἕωςhe'ōsG2193whilesG3755thou artεἶeiG1510inἐνenG1722the wayτῇ ὁδῷ,tēa hodōG3588G3598withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846;lest at any timeG3379the adversaryὁ ἀντίδικοςho antidikosG3588G476deliverπαραδῷparadōG3860theeG4771to the judgeτῷ κριτῇ,tō kritēaG3588G2923,andκαὶkaiG2532the judgeὁ κριτὴςho kritēsG3588G2923deliverG3860theeG4771to the officerτῷ ὑπηρέτῃ,tō hupēretēG3588G5257,andκαὶkaiG2532thou be castβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.
26τὸνtonG3588VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto theeσοι·soiG4771, Thou shaltby noοὐouG3756meansμὴmēG3361come outἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831thenceἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302thou hast paidἀποδῷςapodōsG591the uttermostἔσχατονeschatonG2078farthingκοδράντην.¶kodrantēnG2835.
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