New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:21-28

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.

27“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191that it was saidG3004, ‘You shall not commitμοιχεύσεις.moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431’;

28but I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who looksβλέπωνblepōnG991at a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135with lustἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsaiG1937for her has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235committedG3431adulteryἐμοίχευσενemoicheusenG3431with her in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

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