Matthew 5:22
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.
21 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:
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;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
- ASV
- but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
- DARBY
- But *I* say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to [be called before] the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.
- BLB
- But I say to you⁺ that everyone being angry with his brother will be liable to the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be liable to the Sanhedrin. But whoever may say, ‘Fool!’ will be liable to the Gehenna of fire.
- ÅB
- Men jeg sier dere at hver den som blir sint på sin bror uten grunn, skal være skyldig for dommen. Den som sier til sin bror: ‘Raka!’ skal være skyldig for rådet; og den som sier: ‘Du dåre!’ skal være skyldig til helvetes ild.
- OTB
- Men jeg sier dere, den som er sint på sin bror eller søster, skal være skyldig for domstolen. Igjen, den som sier til sin bror eller søster: ‘Raka,’ skal være skyldig for Rådet. Og den som sier: ‘Du dåre!’ skal være skyldig til helvetes ild.
- B1930
- Men jeg sier eder at hver den som blir vred på sin bror uten grunn, skal være skyldig for dommen; men den som sier til sin bror: Raka! skal være skyldig for rådet; men den som sier: Du dåre! skal være skyldig til helvedes ild.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:14–15
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Read in context1 John 4:20–21
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Read in context1 John 2:9
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
Read in contextEphesians 4:26–27
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Read in contextEphesians 4:31–32
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Read in contextJames 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Read in contextTitus 3:2
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Read in contextMatthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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