Matthew 5:13-23

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13 "You are the salt of the earth; but ¹if the salt has become tasteless, how * can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

14 "You are ²the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot * be hidden;

15 ³nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may ⁴see your good works, and ⁵glorify your Father who is in heaven.

17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the ⁶Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

18 "For truly I say to you, ⁷until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

19 "Whoever * then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least ⁸in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever * keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 "For I say to you that unless * your ⁹righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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21 "¹⁰You have heard that the ancients were told, '¹¹YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER ' and 'Whoever * commits murder shall be liable to ¹²the court.'

22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before ¹³the court; and whoever * says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before ¹⁴the supreme court; and whoever * says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the ¹⁵fiery hell.

23 "Therefore if you are ¹⁶presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

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Cross References 16

1. Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34
2. Proverbs 4:18; John 8:12; John 9:5; John 12:36
3. Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; Luke 11:33; Philippians 2:15
4. 1 Peter 2:12
5. Matthew 9:8
6. Matthew 7:12
7. Matthew 24:35; Luke 16:17
8. Matthew 11:11
9. Luke 18:11, 12
10. Matt 5:27, 33, 38, 43
11. Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17
12. Deuteronomy 16:18; 2 Chronicles 19:5
13. Deuteronomy 16:18; 2 Chronicles 19:5
14. Matthew 10:17; Matthew 26:59; Mark 13:9; Mark 14:55; Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 4:15; Acts 5:21; Acts 6:12; Acts 22:30; Acts 23:1; Acts 24:20
15. Matthew 5:29; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 18:9; Matthew 23:15, 33; Mark 9:43f; Luke 12:5; James 3:6
16. Matthew 5:24

Footnotes 15

[a]. Lit "will"
[b]. Or "mountain"
[c]. Or "peck-measure"
[d]. Lit "one iota" (Heb yodh) or "one projection of a letter" (serif)
[e]. Gr "anthropoi"
[f]. Lit "does"
[g]. Lit "it was said to the ancients"
[h]. Or "guilty before"
[i]. Or "liable to"
[j]. Or "empty-head;" Gr "Raka (Raca)" fr Aram "reqa"
[k]. Or "liable to"
[l]. Lit "the Sanhedrin"
[m]. Or "liable to"
[n]. Lit "Gehenna of fire"
[o]. Or "gift"

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