Matthew 5
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Matthew 5:16-26

16Your lightφῶςphōsG5457must shineλαμψάτωlampsatōG2989beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444inG3779suchG3779aG3779wayG3779that they mayseeG3708your goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041, andglorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392your FatherπατέραpateraG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.
17“Do not presumeνομίσητεnomisēteG3543that I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to abolishκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647theLawνόμονnomonG3551orἢēG2228the Prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396;I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to abolishκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647,but to fulfillπληρῶσαι.plērōsaiG4137.
18For trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193heavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772and earthγῆ,gēG1093passπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928, notthe smallestG1520letterἰῶταiōtaG2503orἢēG2228strokeκεραίαkeraiaG2762ofG2762aG2762letterG2762shall passG3928from the LawνόμουnomouG3551,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193allπάνταpantaG3956is accomplishedγένηται.¶genētaiG1096!
19ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whoeverὋς ἐὰνHos eanG3739G1437nullifiesλύσῃlusēG3089oneμίανmianG1520of the leastἐλαχίστωνelachistōnG1646of theseG3778commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785,and teachesδιδάξῃdidaxēG1321othersἀνθρώπους,anthrōpousG444to dothe sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772;but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302keepsποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160and teachesδιδάξῃ,didaxēG1321them,he shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564greatμέγαςmegasG3173in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.
20“For I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that unlessἐὰνeanG1437G3361yourrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343farG4183surpassesπερισσεύσῃperisseusēG4052thatof the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,you will not enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.
21“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatthe ancientsἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744were toldG3004, ‘You shall not murderφονεύσεις·phoneuseisG5407,’and ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302commitsG5407murderφονεύσῃ,phoneusēG5407shall be answerableἔνοχοςenochosG1777tothe courtκρίσει·kriseiG2920.’
22But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who isG3710angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3710with his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80shall be answerableἔνοχοςenochosG1777tothe courtκρίσει·kriseiG2920;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302saysG3004to his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘You good-for-nothingῥακά,rhakaG4469,’shall be answerableἔνοχοςenochosG1777tothe supremeG4892courtG4892;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302saysG3004, ‘You foolμωρέ,mōreG3474,’shall be guiltyἔνοχοςenochosG1777enough to go into thefieryπυρός.¶purosG4442hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.
23ThereforeοὖνounG3767,ifἘὰνEanG1437you arepresentingπροσφέρῃςprospherēsG4374yourofferingδῶρόνdōronG1435at the altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379,and thereG2546you rememberμνησθῇςmnēsthēasG3403that your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingτιtiG5100againstκατὰkataG2596you,
24leaveἄφεςaphesG863yourofferingδῶρόνdōronG1435thereἐκεῖekeiG1563beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379and goὕπαγε,hupageG5217;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413beG1259reconciledG1259to your brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80,and thenτότεtoteG5119comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and presentπρόσφερεprosphereG4374yourofferingδῶρόνdōronG1435.
25ComeG1510G2132toG1510G2132goodG1510G2132termsG1510G2132with your accuserἀντιδίκῳantidikōG476quicklyG5035,whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193you are with him on the wayὁδῷ,hodōG3598to court,soG3379thatG3379your accuserἀντίδικοςantidikosG476will notG3379handG3860you overG3860to the judgeκριτῇ,kritēaG2923,and the judgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923to the officerὑπηρέτῃ,hupēretēG5257,and you will notG3379be thrownβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.
26TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,you will not comeἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831outG1831of thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you have paidἀποδῷςapodōsG591upG591the lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078quadransκοδράντην.¶kodrantēnG2835.
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