Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 5:21-47

21τοῖςtoisG3588Ye have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046by them of old timeἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744,Thou shaltG5407notοὐouG3756killG5407;andδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall killG5407shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777of the judgmentτῇ κρίσει·tēa kriseiG3588 G2920:

22ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956is angryὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosG3588 G3710withG3588 G80hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588 G80without a causeG1500shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777of the judgmentκρίσει·kriseiG3588 G2920:andδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall sayG3004toG3588 G80hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588 G80,Racaῥακά,rhakaG4469,shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777of the councilσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG3588 G4892:butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall sayG3004,Thou foolμωρέ,mōreG3474,shall beἔσταιestaiG1510in dangerἔνοχοςenochosG1777ofεἰςeisG1519hellγέεννανgeennanG3588 G1067fireπυρός.¶purosG3588 G4442.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἘὰνEanG1437thou bringπροσφέρῃςprospherēsG4374thyσουsouG4771giftτὸ δῶρόνto dōronG3588 G1435toἐπὶepiG1909the altarτὸ θυσιαστήριονto thusiastērionG3588 G2379,and thereG2546rememberestμνησθῇςmnēsthēasG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754thyσουsouG4771brotherὁ ἀδελφόςho adelphosG3588 G80hathἔχειecheiG2192oughtτιtiG5100againstκατὰkataG2596theeσοῦ,souG4771;

24LeaveἄφεςaphesG863thereἐκεῖekeiG1563thyσουsouG4771giftδῶρόνdōronG3588 G1435beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG3588 G2379,andκαὶkaiG2532go thy wayὕπαγε,hupageG5217;firstG4412be reconciledδιαλλάγηθιdiallagēthiG1259toG3588 G80thyσου,souG4771brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588 G80,andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and offerπρόσφερεprosphereG4374thyσου.¶souG4771giftδῶρόνdōronG3588 G1435.

25ἼσθιIsthiG1510Agree withεὐνοῶνeunoōnG2132thineG4771adversaryτῷ ἀντιδίκῳtō antidikōG3588 G476quicklyG5035,ἕωςhe'ōsG2193whilesG3755thou artεἶeiG1510inἐνenG1722the wayτῇ ὁδῷ,tēa hodōG3588 G3598withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846;lest at any timeG3379the adversaryὁ ἀντίδικοςho antidikosG3588 G476deliverπαραδῷparadōG3860theeG4771to the judgeτῷ κριτῇ,tō kritēaG3588 G2923,andκαὶkaiG2532the judgeὁ κριτὴςho kritēsG3588 G2923deliverG3860theeG4771to the officerτῷ ὑπηρέτῃ,tō hupēretēG3588 G5257,andκαὶkaiG2532thou be castβληθήσῃ.blēthēsēG906intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

26τὸνtonG3588VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto theeσοι·soiG4771, Thou shaltby noοὐouG3756meansμὴmēG3361come outἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831thenceἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302thou hast paidἀποδῷςapodōsG591the uttermostἔσχατονeschatonG2078farthingκοδράντην.¶kodrantēnG2835.

27G3588Ye have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046by them of old timeG744,Thou shaltG3431notοὐouG3756commit adulteryμοιχεύσεις.moicheuseisG3431:

28ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956lookethβλέπωνblepōnG991on a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135toπρὸςprosG4314lust afterἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsaiG1937herαὐτὴνautēnG846hath committed adulteryἐμοίχευσενemoicheusenG3431with herαὐτὴνautēnG846alreadyἤδηēdēG2235inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588.

29G3588AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thyσουsouG4771rightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3588 G3788offendσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624theeσε,seG4771,pluckG1807itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1807,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλεbaleG906itfromἀπὸapoG575theeσοῦ·souG4771:forγάρgarG1063it is profitableσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for theeσοιsoiG4771thatἵναinaG2443oneἓνhenG1520ofG3588 G3196thyσουsouG4771membersμελῶνmelōnG3588 G3196should perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361thatthyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG3588 G4983should be castβληθῇblēthēaG906intoεἰςeisG1519hellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487thyσουsouG4771rightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495offendσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624theeσε,seG4771,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581itαὐτὴνautēnG846offG1581,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλεbaleG906itfromἀπὸapoG575theeσοῦ·souG4771:forγάρgarG1063it is profitableσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for theeσοιsoiG4771thatἵναinaG2443oneἓνhenG1520ofG3588 G3196thyσουsouG4771membersμελῶνmelōnG3588 G3196should perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361thatthyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG3588 G4983should be castG906intoεἰςeisG1519hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31It hath been saidἘρρέθηErrethēG2046δέdeG1161,G3754WhosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall put awayἀπολύσῃapolusēG630hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135,let him giveδότωdotōG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846a writing of divorcementἀποστάσιον.apostasionG647:

32ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754whosoeverG3739G302shall put awayG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG3588 G1135,savingπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for the causeλόγουlogouG3056of fornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202,causethποιεῖpoieiG4160herαὐτὴνautēnG846to commit adulteryG3429:andκαὶkaiG2532whosoeverG3739ἐὰνeanG1437shall marryγαμήσῃ,gamēsēG1060her that is divorcedG630committeth adulteryμοιχᾶται.¶moichataiG3429.

33τοῖςtoisG3588AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it hath been saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046by them of old timeἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744,Thou shaltG1964notοὐκoukG3756forswear thyselfG1964,butδὲdeG1161shalt performἀποδώσειςapodōseisG591unto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962thineσου.souG4771oathsτοὺς ὅρκουςtous horkousG3588 G3727:

34ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,SwearὀμόσαιomosaiG3660notμὴmēG3361at allὅλως,holōsG3654;neitherμήτεmēteG3383byἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷtō ouranōG3588 G3772;forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510God’sτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316throneθρόνοςthronosG2362:

35τῇtēaG3588NorμήτεmēteG3383byἐνenG1722the earthγῇ τῶνgēa tōnG3588 G1093;forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστινestinG1510hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846footstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286:ποδῶν τοῦpodōn touG3588 G4228neitherμήτεmēteG3383byεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414;forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510the cityπόλιςpolisG4172of theG935greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173Kingβασιλέως,basileōsG935.

36NeitherμήτεmēteG3383shalt thou swearὀμόσῃςomosēsG3660byἐνenG1722thyσουsouG4771headτῇ κεφαλῇtēa kephalēaG3588 G2776,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou canstδύνασαιdunasaiG1410notοὐouG3756makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneμίανmianG1520hairτρίχαtrichaG2359whiteλευκὴνleukēnG3022orἢēG2228blackμέλαιναν.melainanG3189.

37ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161letG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771communicationλόγος τοῦlogos touG3588 G3056beG1510,YeaναὶnaiG3483,yeaναί,naiG3483;NayοὒouG3756,nayοὔ·ouG3756:forδὲdeG1161whatsoever is more thanπερισσὸνperissonG4053theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778comethG1510ofἐκekG1537evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

38Ye have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it hath been saidἐρρέθη·errethēG2046,An eyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788forἀντὶantiG473an eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532a toothὀδόνταodontaG3599forἀντὶantiG473a toothὀδόντος.odontosG3599:

39τῷtōG3588τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,That ye resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436notμὴmēG3361evilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748shall smiteῥαπίζειrhapizeiG4474theeσεseG4771onG1909thyσου,souG4771rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762to himαὐτῷautōG846the otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

40τῷtōG3588And ifκαὶkaiG2532any man willθέλοντίthelontiG2309sueG2919theeσοιsoiG4771at the lawG2919,andκαὶkaiG2532take awayλαβεῖν,labeinG2983thyσουsouG4771coatτὸν χιτῶνάton chitōnaG3588 G5509,letG863himαὐτῷautōG846haveG863thyclokeτὸ ἱμάτιον·to himationG3588 G2440alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

41AndκαὶkaiG2532whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748shall compelἀγγαρεύσειangareuseiG29theeσεseG4771to goG29aἕν,henG1520mileμίλιονmilionG3400,goὕπαγεhupageG5217withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846twainδύο.duoG1417.

42τῷtōG3588τὸνtonG3588Giveδός,dosG1325to him that askethαἰτοῦντίaitountiG154theeσεseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575him that wouldθέλονταthelontaG2309borrowδανίσασθαιdanisasthaiG1155of theeσοῦsouG4771turnἀποστραφῇς.¶apostraphēasG654notμὴmēG3361thou awayG654.

43τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588Ye have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it hath been saidἐρρέθη·errethēG2046,Thou shalt loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thyσουsouG4771neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139,andκαὶkaiG2532hateμισήσειςmisēseisG3404thineσου.souG4771enemyἐχθρόνechthronG2190.

44ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youG4771,LoveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourG4771enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG3588 G2190,blessG2127them that curseG3588 G2672youG4771,doG4160goodG2573to them that hateG3588 G3404youG4771,andG2532prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228them which despitefully useG3588 G1908youG4771,andG2532persecuteδιωκόντωνdiōkontōnG1377youG4771;

45ThatὅπωςhopōsG3704ye may beγένησθεgenēstheG1096the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771Fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588 G3962which isτοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772:forὅτιhotiG3754he makethG393hisαὐτοῦautouG846sunτὸν ἥλιονton hēlionG3588 G2246to riseG393onἐπὶepiG1909the evilπονηροὺςponērousG4190andκαὶkaiG2532on the goodἀγαθοὺςagathousG18,andκαὶkaiG2532sendeth rainβρέχειbrecheiG1026onἐπὶepiG1909the justδικαίουςdikaiousG1342andκαὶkaiG2532on the unjustἀδίκους.adikousG94.

46τοὺςtousG3588οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437ye loveἀγαπήσητεagapēsēteG25them which loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,whatτίναtinaG5101rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408have yeἔχετε;echeteG2192?doποιοῦσιν;poiousinG4160notοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532the publicansτελῶναι τὸtelōnai toG3588 G5057the sameαὐτὸautoG846?

47AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437ye saluteἀσπάσησθεaspasēstheG782yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG3588 G80onlyG3440,whatτίtiG5101doποιεῖτε;poieiteG4160yemoreπερισσὸνperissonG4053than others?doποιοῦσιν;poiousinG4160notοὐχὶouchiG3780evenκαὶkaiG2532the publicansG3588 G5057soG3779?

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