New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 5:28-39

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.

36NorμήτεmēteG3383shall you takeG3660anG3660oathG3660by your headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776,for you cannotοὐ δύνασαιou dunasaiG1410 G3756makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160a singleμίανmianG1520hairτρίχαtrichaG2359whiteλευκὴνleukēnG3022orἢēG2228blackμέλαιναν.melainanG3189.

37But make sure your statementλόγοςlogosG3056is, ‘YesναὶnaiG3483,yesναί,naiG3483’ or ‘NoοὒouG3756,noοὔ·ouG3756’;anything beyondπερισσὸνperissonG4053theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778is ofevilπονηροῦponērouG4190origin.

38“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191that it was saidG3004, ‘EyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788for eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788, andtoothὀδόνταodontaG3599for toothὀδόντος.odontosG3599.’

39But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, do not showG436oppositionG436against an evilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190person; butwhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748slapsῥαπίζειrhapizeiG4474you on your rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762the otherἄλλην·allēnG243toward him alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

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