NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 22

Matthew 5:22

World English Bible Updated

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.

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Matthew 5:22 in context

Matthew 5:19–25

19

Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least commandments and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

20

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

21

“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.’

22
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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.

23

“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,

24

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

25

Agree with your adversary quickly while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

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Source notes

Notes from World English Bible Updated

  1. NU omits “without a cause”.
  2. “Raca” is an Aramaic insult, related to the word for “empty” and conveying the idea of empty-headedness.
  3. or, Hell

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