New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 5:22-35

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.

29NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487your rightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788is causingG4624you toG4624sinG4624,tearG1807it outG1807and throwβάλεbaleG906it awayἀπὸapoG575from you; for it isG4851betterG4851for you to loseἀπόληταιapolētaiG622oneἓνhenG1520of the partsμελῶνmelōnG3196of your body,thanμὴmēG2532 G3361for your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to be thrownβληθῇblēthēaG906intohellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30AndifεἰeiG1487your rightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495is causingG4624you toG4624sinG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it offG1581and throwβάλεbaleG906it awayἀπὸapoG575from you; for it isG4851betterG4851for youto lose oneἓνhenG1520of the partsμελῶνmelōnG3196of your body,thanμὴmēG2532 G3361for your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to goἀπέλθῃ.¶apelthēG565intohellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31“NowδέdeG1161it was saidG3004, ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302sendsἀπολύσῃapolusēG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135away is to giveδότωdotōG1325her a certificateG647ofG647divorceἀποστάσιον.apostasionG647’;

32but I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whodivorcesG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for thereasonλόγουlogouG3056of sexualπορνείαςporneiasG4202immoralityG4202,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,takeG3660noμὴmēG3361oathG3660at allὅλως,holōsG3654,neitherμήτεmēteG3383by heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772, for it isthe throneθρόνοςthronosG2362of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

35norμήτεmēteG3383by the earthγῇgēaG1093, for it is thefootstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286of His feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,norμήτεmēteG3383by JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414, for it isthe cityπόλιςpolisG4172of the greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173Kingβασιλέως,basileōsG935.

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