New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 5:21-28

21“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatthe ancientsἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744were toldG3004, ‘You shall not murderφονεύσεις·phoneuseisG5407,’and ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302commitsG5407murderφονεύσῃ,phoneusēG5407shall be answerableἔνοχοςenochosG1777tothe courtκρίσει·kriseiG2920.’

22But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who isG3710angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3710with his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80shall be answerableἔνοχοςenochosG1777tothe courtκρίσει·kriseiG2920;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysG3004to his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘You good-for-nothingῥακά,rhakaG4469,’shall be answerableἔνοχοςenochosG1777tothe supremeG4892courtG4892;and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysG3004, ‘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.

25ComeG1510 G2132toG1510 G2132goodG1510 G2132termsG1510 G2132with 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.

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.

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