New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 5:19-22

19Therefore, whoever nullifies one of the least of these commandments, and teaches 1others to do the same, shall be called least 2in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever 3keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20“For I say to you that unless your 4righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

21“5You have heard that 6the ancients were told, ‘7You shall not murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to 8the court.’ 22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to 9the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘10You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to 11 12the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the 13 14fiery hell.

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Notes

1. Matthew 5:19 Lit people ↩
2. Matthew 5:19 Matt 11:11 ↩
3. Matthew 5:19 Lit does ↩
4. Matthew 5:20 Luke 18:11, 12 ↩
5. Matthew 5:21 Matt 5:27, 33, 38, 43 ↩
6. Matthew 5:21 Lit it was said to the ancients ↩
7. Matthew 5:21 Ex 20:13; Deut 5:17 ↩
8. Matthew 5:21 Deut 16:18; 2 Chr 19:5f ↩
9. Matthew 5:22 Deut 16:18; 2 Chr 19:5f ↩
10. Matthew 5:22 Or You empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) from Aramaic reqa ↩
11. Matthew 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin; i.e., Jewish High Court ↩
12. 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 ↩
13. Matthew 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire ↩
14. Matthew 5:22 Matt 5:29f; 10:28; 18:9; 23:15, 33; Mark 9:43ff; Luke 12:5; James 3:6 ↩

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