New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:28-39

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.

36NorμήτεmēteG3383shall you makeG3660an oathG3660by your headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776,for you cannotοὐ δύνασαιou dunasaiG1410 G3756makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneμίανmianG1520hairτρίχαtrichaG2359whiteλευκὴνleukēnG3022orἢēG2228blackμέλαιναν.melainanG3189.

37But let your statementλόγοςlogosG3056be, ‘YesναὶnaiG3483,yesναί,naiG3483’ or ‘NoοὒouG3756,noοὔ·ouG3756’;anything beyondπερισσὸνperissonG4053theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778is ofevilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

38“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191that it was saidG3004, ‘An eyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788for an eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,and a toothὀδόνταodontaG3599for a toothὀδόντος.odontosG3599.’

39But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, do not resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436an evilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190person; butwhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748slapsῥαπίζειrhapizeiG4474you on your rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762the otherἄλλην·allēnG243to him alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

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