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New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:17-48

17“Do not thinkG3543 that I cameG2064 to abolishG2647 the 1LawG3551 orG2228 the ProphetsG4396; I did not comeG2064 to abolishG2647 but to fulfillG4137. 18For trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 2untilG2193 heavenG3772 and earthG1093 passG3928 awayG3928, not 3the smallestG1520 letterG2503 orG2228 strokeG2762 shall passG3928 from the LawG3551 untilG2193 allG3956 is accomplishedG1096. 19WhoeverG3739G1437 thenG3767 annulsG3089 oneG1520 of the leastG1646 of theseG3778 commandmentsG1785, and teachesG1321 4othersG444 to do the sameG3779, shall be calledG2564 leastG1646 5in the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772; but whoeverG3739G302 6keepsG4160 and teachesG1321 them, he shall be calledG2564 greatG3173 in the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772.

20“For I sayG3004 to you that unlessG1437G3361 your 7righteousnessG1343 surpassesG4052 that of the scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, you will not enterG1525 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772.

21“8You have heardG191 that 9the ancientsG744 were toldG3004, ‘10You shall not commitG5407 murderG5407’ and ‘WhoeverG3739G302 commitsG5407 murderG5407 shall be 11liableG1777 to 12the courtG2920.’ 22But I sayG3004 to you that everyoneG3956 who is angryG3710 with his brotherG80 shall be 13guiltyG1777 before 14the courtG2920; and whoeverG3739G302 saysG3004 to his brotherG80, ‘15You good-for-nothingG4469,’ shall be 16guiltyG1777 before 1718the supremeG4892 courtG4892; and whoeverG3739G302 saysG3004, ‘You foolG3474,’ shall be 19guiltyG1777 enough to go into the 2021fieryG4442 hellG1067. 23ThereforeG3767 ifG1437 you are 22presentingG4374 your 23offeringG1435 at the altarG2379, and thereG2546 rememberG3403 that your brotherG80 hasG2192 somethingG5100 againstG2596 you, 24leaveG863 your 24offeringG1435 thereG1563 beforeG1715 the altarG2379 and goG5217; firstG4413 be 25reconciledG1259 to your brotherG80, and thenG5119 comeG2064 and presentG4374 your 26offeringG1435. 2527MakeG2132 friendsG2132 quicklyG5035 with your opponentG476 at lawG476 whileG2193 you are with him on the wayG3598, soG3379 that your opponentG476 may not handG3860 you over to the judgeG2923, and the judgeG2923 to the officerG5257, and you be thrownG906 into prisonG5438. 26TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 28you will not comeG1831 out of thereG1564 untilG2193 you have paidG591 up the lastG2078 29centG2835.

27“30You have heardG191 that it was saidG3004, ‘31You shall not commitG3431 adulteryG3431’; 28but I sayG3004 to you that everyoneG3956 who looksG991 at a womanG1135 32with lustG1937 for her has alreadyG2235 committedG3431 adulteryG3431 with her in his heartG2588. 2933IfG1487 your rightG1188 eyeG3788 makesG4624 you 34stumbleG4624, tearG1807 it out and throwG906 it from you; for it is betterG4851 for you 35to loseG622 oneG1520 of the partsG3196 of your body, 36thanG2532G3361 for your wholeG3650 bodyG4983 to be thrownG906 into 3738hellG1067. 3039IfG1487 your rightG1188 handG5495 makesG4624 you 40stumbleG4624, cutG1581 it offG1581 and throwG906 it from you; for it is betterG4851 for you 41to lose oneG1520 of the partsG3196 of your body, 42thanG2532G3361 for your wholeG3650 bodyG4983 to goG565 into 4344hellG1067.

31“It was saidG3004, ‘45WhoeverG3739G302 sendsG630 his wifeG1135 awayG630, let him giveG1325 her a certificateG647 of divorceG647’; 3246but I sayG3004 to you that everyoneG3956 who 47divorcesG630 his wifeG1135, exceptG3924 for the reasonG3056 of unchastityG4202, makesG4160 her commitG3431 adulteryG3431; and whoeverG3739G1437 marriesG1060 a 48divorcedG630 womanG1135 commitsG3429 adulteryG3429.

33“AgainG3825, 49you have heardG191 that 50the ancientsG744 were toldG3004, ‘5152You shall not 53makeG1964 falseG1964 vowsG1964, but shall fulfillG591 your 54vowsG3727 to the LordG2962.’ 34But I sayG3004 to you, 55makeG3660 noG3361 oathG3660 at allG3654, eitherG3383 by heavenG3772, for it is 56the throneG2362 of GodG2316, 35orG3383 by the earthG1093, for it is the 57footstoolG5286 of His feetG4228, orG3383 58by JerusalemG2414, for it is 59the cityG4172 of the greatG3173 KingG935. 36NorG3383 shall you makeG3660 an oathG3660 by your headG2776, for you cannotG1410G3756 makeG4160 oneG1520 hairG2359 whiteG3022 orG2228 blackG3189. 37But let your statementG3056 be, ‘YesG3483, yesG3483’ or ‘NoG3756, noG3756’; anything beyondG4053 theseG3778 is 60of 61evilG4190.

38“62You have heardG191 that it was saidG3004, ‘63An eyeG3788 for an eyeG3788, and a toothG3599 for a toothG3599.’ 39But I sayG3004 to you, do not resistG436 an evilG4190 person; but 64whoeverG3748 slapsG4474 you on your rightG1188 cheekG4600, turnG4762 the otherG243 to him alsoG2532. 40If anyone wantsG2309 to sueG2919 you and takeG2983 your 65shirtG5509, letG863 him haveG863 your 66coatG2440 alsoG2532. 41WhoeverG3748 67forcesG29 you to go oneG1520 mileG3400, goG5217 with him twoG1417. 4268GiveG1325 to him who asksG154 of you, and do not turnG654 awayG654 from him who wantsG2309 to borrowG1155 from you.

43“69You have heardG191 that it was saidG3004, ‘70You shall loveG25 your neighborG4139 71and hateG3404 your enemyG2190.’ 44But I sayG3004 to you, 72loveG25 your enemiesG2190 and prayG4336 for thoseG3588 who persecuteG1377 you, 45soG3704 that you may 73be 74sonsG5207 of your FatherG3962 whoG3588 is in heavenG3772; for He causesG393 His sunG2246 to riseG393 on the evilG4190 and the goodG18, and sendsG1026 rainG1026 on the righteousG1342 and the unrighteousG94. 46For 75ifG1437 you loveG25 thoseG3588 who loveG25 you, whatG5101 rewardG3408 doG4160 you haveG2192? Do not evenG2532 the taxG5057 collectorsG5057 doG4160 the sameG846? 47IfG1437 you greetG782 onlyG3440 your brothersG80, whatG5101 moreG4053 are you doingG4160 than others? Do not evenG2532 the GentilesG1482 doG4160 the sameG846? 48ThereforeG3767 7677you are to be perfectG5046, as your heavenlyG3770 FatherG3962 is perfectG5046.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 5:17 Matt 7:12 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 5:18 Matt 24:35; Luke 16:17 ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 5:18 Lit one iota (Heb yodh) or one projection of a letter (serif) ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 5:19 Gr anthropoi ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 5:19 Matt 11:11 ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 5:19 Lit does ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 5:20 Luke 18:11, 12 ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 5:21 Matt 5:27, 33, 38, 43 ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 5:21 Lit it was said to the ancients ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 5:21 Ex 20:13; Deut 5:17 ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 5:21 Or guilty before ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 5:21 Deut 16:18; 2 Chr 19:5f ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 5:22 Or liable to ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 5:22 Deut 16:18; 2 Chr 19:5f ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 5:22 Or empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) fr Aram reqa ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 5:22 Or liable to ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 5:22 Matt 10:17; 26:59; Mark 13:9; 14:55; 15:1; Luke 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 4:15; 5:21; 6:12; 22:30; 23:1; 24:20 ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 5:22 Or liable to ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 5:22 Matt 5:29f; 10:28; 18:9; 23:15, 33; Mark 9:43ff; Luke 12:5; James 3:6 ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 5:23 Matt 5:24 ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 5:23 Or gift ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 5:24 Or gift ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 5:24 Rom 12:17, 18 ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 5:24 Or gift ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 5:25 Prov 25:8f; Luke 12:58 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 5:26 Luke 12:59 ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 5:26 Lit quadrans (equaling two mites); i.e. 1/64 of a daily wage ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 5:27 Matt 5:21, 33, 38, 43 ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 5:27 Ex 20:14; Deut 5:18 ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 5:28 2 Sam 11:2-5; Job 31:1; Matt 15:19; James 1:14, 15 ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 5:29 Matt 18:9; Mark 9:47 ↩
  34. 34. Matthew 5:29 I.e. sin ↩
  35. 35. Matthew 5:29 Lit that one...be lost ↩
  36. 36. Matthew 5:29 Lit not your whole body ↩
  37. 37. Matthew 5:29 Gr Gehenna ↩
  38. 38. Matthew 5:29 Matt 5:22 ↩
  39. 39. Matthew 5:30 Matt 18:8; Mark 9:43 ↩
  40. 40. Matthew 5:30 I.e. sin ↩
  41. 41. Matthew 5:30 Lit that one...be lost ↩
  42. 42. Matthew 5:30 Lit not your whole body ↩
  43. 43. Matthew 5:30 Gr Gehenna ↩
  44. 44. Matthew 5:30 Matt 5:22 ↩
  45. 45. Matthew 5:31 Deut 24:1, 3; Jer 3:1; Matt 19:7; Mark 10:4 ↩
  46. 46. Matthew 5:32 Matt 19:9; Mark 10:11f; Luke 16:18; 1 Cor 7:11f ↩
  47. 47. Matthew 5:32 Or sends away ↩
  48. 48. Matthew 5:32 Or sent away ↩
  49. 49. Matthew 5:33 Matt 5:21, 27, 38, 43; 23:16ff ↩
  50. 50. Matthew 5:33 Lit it was said to the ancients ↩
  51. 51. Matthew 5:33 you and your are singular here ↩
  52. 52. Matthew 5:33 Lev 19:12; Num 30:2; Deut 23:21, 23 ↩
  53. 53. Matthew 5:33 Or break your vows ↩
  54. 54. Matthew 5:33 Lit oaths ↩
  55. 55. Matthew 5:34 James 5:12 ↩
  56. 56. Matthew 5:34 Is 66:1; Matt 23:22 ↩
  57. 57. Matthew 5:35 Is 66:1; Acts 7:49 ↩
  58. 58. Matthew 5:35 Or toward ↩
  59. 59. Matthew 5:35 Ps 48:2 ↩
  60. 60. Matthew 5:37 Or from the evil one ↩
  61. 61. Matthew 5:37 Matt 6:13; 13:19, 38; John 17:15; 2 Thess 3:3; 1 John 2:13f; 3:12; 5:18f ↩
  62. 62. Matthew 5:38 Matt 5:21, 27, 33, 43 ↩
  63. 63. Matthew 5:38 Ex 21:24; Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21 ↩
  64. 64. Matthew 5:39 Matt 5:39-42: Luke 6:29, 30; 1 Cor 6:7 ↩
  65. 65. Matthew 5:40 Lit tunic; i.e. a garment worn next to the body ↩
  66. 66. Matthew 5:40 Lit cloak; i.e. an outer garment ↩
  67. 67. Matthew 5:41 Lit will force ↩
  68. 68. Matthew 5:42 Deut 15:7-11; Luke 6:34f; 1 Tim 6:18 ↩
  69. 69. Matthew 5:43 Matt 5:21, 27, 33, 38 ↩
  70. 70. Matthew 5:43 Lev 19:18 ↩
  71. 71. Matthew 5:43 Deut 23:3-6 ↩
  72. 72. Matthew 5:44 Luke 6:27f; 23:34; Acts 7:60; Rom 12:20 ↩
  73. 73. Matthew 5:45 Or show yourselves to be ↩
  74. 74. Matthew 5:45 Matt 5:9; Luke 6:35; Acts 14:17 ↩
  75. 75. Matthew 5:46 Luke 6:32 ↩
  76. 76. Matthew 5:48 Lit you shall be ↩
  77. 77. Matthew 5:48 Lev 19:2; Deut 18:13; 2 Cor 7:1; Phil 3:12-15 ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 5

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