Matthew 5:21-22

21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’

22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

Footnotes

• [a] Exod 20:13 ; Deut 5:17 .
• [b] Some manuscripts add without cause.
• [c] Greek uses an Aramaic term of contempt: If you say to your brother, ‘Raca.’
• [d] Greek if you say, ‘You fool.’
• [e] Greek Gehenna; also in 5:29, 30 .