New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:22-35

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.

29IfεἰeiG1487your rightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788makesG4624youstumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,tearἔξελεexeleG1807it out and throwβάλεbaleG906it from you; for it is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for youto loseἀπόληταιapolētaiG622oneἓνhenG1520of the partsμελῶνmelōnG3196of your body,thanμὴmēG2532 G3361for your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to be thrownβληθῇblēthēaG906intohellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30IfεἰeiG1487your rightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495makesG4624youstumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it offG1581and throwβάλεbaleG906it from you; for it is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for youto lose oneἓνhenG1520of the partsμελῶνmelōnG3196of your body,thanμὴmēG2532 G3361for your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to goἀπέλθῃ.¶apelthēG565intohellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31“It was saidG3004, ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302sendsG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135awayG630,let him giveδότωdotōG1325her a certificateG647of divorceἀποστάσιον.apostasionG647’;

32but I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whodivorcesG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for thereasonλόγουlogouG3056of unchastityπορνείαςporneiasG4202,makesποιεῖpoieiG4160her commitG3431adulteryG3431;and whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437marriesγαμήσῃ,gamēsēG1060adivorcedG630womanG1135commitsG3429adulteryμοιχᾶται.¶moichataiG3429.

33“AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatthe ancientsἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744were toldG3004, ‘You shall notmakeG1964falseG1964vowsG1964,but shall fulfillἀποδώσειςapodōseisG591yourvowsὅρκουςhorkousG3727to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.’

34But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,makeG3660noμὴmēG3361oathG3660at allὅλως,holōsG3654,eitherμήτεmēteG3383by heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772, for it isthe throneθρόνοςthronosG2362of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

35orμήτεmēteG3383by the earthγῇgēaG1093, for it is thefootstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286of His feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,orμήτεmēteG3383by JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414, for it isthe cityπόλιςpolisG4172of the greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173Kingβασιλέως,basileōsG935.

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