Parallel Bible results for "Matthew 5:23-33"

Matthew 5:23-33

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23 If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,
23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you,
24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go, be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
25 Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
26 Verily I say to thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence till thou hast paid the last farthing.
26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
27 Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
28 But *I* say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
30 And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
31 It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.
31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
32 But *I* say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery, and whosoever marries one that is put away commits adultery.
32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’
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