Matthew 5:21-22

Anger

21 ¹“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ²‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable ³to judgment. ’

22 But I say to you that ⁴everyone who is angry with his brother^[a] will be liable ⁵to judgment; whoever insults^[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool! ’ will be liable to ⁶the hell^[c] of fire.

Cross References

• 1. 5:21 ver. 33; [ver. 27, 31, 38, 43]
• 2. 5:21 Cited from Ex. 20:13; Deut. 5:17; [ch. 19:18; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; Rom. 13:9; James 2:11]
• 3. 5:21 [Deut. 16:18]
• 4. 5:22 1 John 3:15
• 5. 5:22 [See ver. 21 above]
• 6. 5:22 ch. 18:9; Mark 9:43; James 3:6; [ver. 29]

Footnotes

• [a] 5:22 Some manuscripts insert 'without cause'
• [b] 5:22 Greek 'says Raca to' (a term of abuse)
• [c] 5:22 Greek 'Gehenna'; also verses 29, 30