Matthew 5:21

The law

¹⁹ Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰ For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

²² But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

²³ Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
KJV: Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
WEB: “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
ASV: Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
DARBY: Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.
BLB: You⁺ heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘You shall not murder,’ and, ‘Whoever may murder will be liable to the judgment.’

ÅB: «Dere har hørt at det er sagt til de gamle: ‘Du skal ikke slå ihjel. Den som slår ihjel skal være skyldig for dommen.’
OTB: Dere har hørt at det ble sagt til de gamle: ‘Du skal ikke slå i hjel, og den som slår i hjel, skal være skyldig for domstolen.’
B1930: I har hørt at det er sagt til de gamle: Du skal ikke slå ihjel, men den som slår ihjel, skal være skyldig for dommen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 5:17
Thou shalt not kill.
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Exodus 20:13
Thou shalt not kill.
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Numbers 35:30–34
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
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Exodus 21:12–14
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
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Numbers 35:16–21
And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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Deuteronomy 21:7–9
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
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Genesis 9:5–6
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
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Matthew 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
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