New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:16-26

16Let your lightφῶςphōsG5457shineλαμψάτωlampsatōG2989beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444in suchG3779a wayG3779that they mayseeG3708your goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041, andglorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392your FatherπατέραpateraG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.

17“Do not thinkνομίσητεnomisēteG3543that I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to abolishκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647theLawνόμονnomonG3551orἢēG2228the Prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396;I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to abolishκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647but to fulfillπληρῶσαι.plērōsaiG4137.

18For trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193heavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772and earthγῆ,gēG1093passπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928, notthe smallestG1520letterἰῶταiōtaG2503orἢēG2228strokeκεραίαkeraiaG2762shall passG3928from the LawνόμουnomouG3551untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193allπάνταpantaG3956is accomplishedγένηται.¶genētaiG1096.

19WhoeverὋς ἐὰνHos eanG3739 G1437thenοὖνounG3767annulsλύσῃlusēG3089oneμίανmianG1520of the leastἐλαχίστωνelachistōnG1646of theseG3778commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785,and teachesδιδάξῃdidaxēG1321othersἀνθρώπους,anthrōpousG444to dothe sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772;but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302keepsποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160and teachesδιδάξῃ,didaxēG1321them,he shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564greatμέγαςmegasG3173in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

20“For I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that unlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361yourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343surpassesπερισσεύσῃperisseusēG4052thatof the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,you will not enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

21“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatthe ancientsἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744were toldG3004, ‘You shall not commitG5407murderφονεύσεις·phoneuseisG5407’and ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302commitsG5407murderφονεύσῃ,phoneusēG5407shall beliableἔνοχοςenochosG1777tothe courtκρίσει·kriseiG2920.’

22But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who is angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3710with his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80shall beguiltyἔνοχοςenochosG1777beforethe courtκρίσει·kriseiG2920;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysG3004to his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘You good-for-nothingῥακά,rhakaG4469,’ shall beguiltyἔνοχοςenochosG1777beforethe supremeG4892courtG4892;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysG3004, ‘You foolμωρέ,mōreG3474,’ shall beguiltyἔνοχοςenochosG1777enough to go into thefieryπυρός.¶purosG4442hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἘὰνEanG1437you arepresentingπροσφέρῃςprospherēsG4374yourofferingδῶρόνdōronG1435at the altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379,and thereG2546rememberμνησθῇςmnēsthēasG3403that your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingτιtiG5100againstκατὰkataG2596you,

24leaveἄφεςaphesG863yourofferingδῶρόνdōronG1435thereἐκεῖekeiG1563beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379and goὕπαγε,hupageG5217;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413bereconciledδιαλλάγηθιdiallagēthiG1259to your brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80,and thenτότεtoteG5119comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and presentπρόσφερεprosphereG4374yourofferingδῶρόνdōronG1435.

25MakeG2132friendsG2132quicklyG5035with your opponentG476at lawG476whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193you are with him on the wayὁδῷ,hodōG3598,soG3379that your opponentG476may not handπαραδῷparadōG3860you over to the judgeκριτῇ,kritēaG2923,and the judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923to the officerὑπηρέτῃ,hupēretēG5257,and you be thrownβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

26TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,you will not comeἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831out of thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you have paidἀποδῷςapodōsG591up the lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078centκοδράντην.¶kodrantēnG2835.

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