Matthew 5:29-48
New American Standard Bible
29 Now (A)if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, [a]than for your whole body to be thrown into [b](B)hell. 30 And (C)if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you [c]to lose one of the parts of your body, [d]than for your whole body to go into [e](D)hell.
31 “Now it was said, ‘(E)Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; 32 (F)but I say to you that everyone who [f]divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a [g]divorced woman commits adultery.
33 “Again, (G)you have heard that [h]the ancients were told, ‘[i](H)You shall not [j]make false vows, but shall fulfill your [k]vows to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (I)take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is (J)the throne of God, 35 nor by the earth, for it is the (K)footstool of His feet, nor [l]by Jerusalem, for it is (L)the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. 37 But make sure your statement is, ‘[m]Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is [n]of (M)evil origin.
38 “(N)You have heard that it was said, ‘(O)Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but (P)whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your [o]tunic, let him have your [p]cloak also. 41 Whoever [q]forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 (Q)Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
43 “(R)You have heard that it was said, ‘(S)You shall love your neighbor (T)and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, (U)love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may prove yourselves to be (V)sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 For (W)if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? 48 Therefore (X)you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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- Matthew 5:29 Lit and that your whole body not be
- Matthew 5:29 Gr Gehenna
- Matthew 5:30 Lit that one...be lost
- Matthew 5:30 Lit and not your whole body
- Matthew 5:30 Gr Gehenna
- Matthew 5:32 Lit sends away, the Heb term for divorce
- Matthew 5:32 Lit woman sent away
- Matthew 5:33 Lit it was said to the ancients
- Matthew 5:33 you and your are singular here
- Matthew 5:33 Or break your vows
- Matthew 5:33 Lit oaths
- Matthew 5:35 Or toward
- Matthew 5:37 I.e., a clear “yes” or “no”
- Matthew 5:37 Or from the evil one
- Matthew 5:40 A long shirt worn next to the skin
- Matthew 5:40 Or outer garment
- Matthew 5:41 Lit will force
Matthew 5:29-48
New International Version
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(A) 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 your right hand causes you to stumble,(B) 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.
Divorce
31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[a](C) 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.(D)
Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(E) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(F) 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(G) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(H) 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.(I) 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;(J) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[b](K)
Eye for Eye
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’[c](L) 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.(M) 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.(N)
Love for Enemies
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[d](O) and hate your enemy.’(P) 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(Q) 45 that you may be children(R) of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.(S) 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?(T) Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(U)
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- Matthew 5:31 Deut. 24:1
- Matthew 5:37 Or from evil
- Matthew 5:38 Exodus 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21
- Matthew 5:43 Lev. 19:18
Matthew 10:28
New American Standard Bible
28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather (A)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [a](B)hell.
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- Matthew 10:28 Gr Gehenna
Matthew 10:28
New International Version
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 18:9
New American Standard Bible
9 And (A)if your eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the [a](B)fiery hell.
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- Matthew 18:9 Lit Gehenna of fire
Matthew 18:9
New International Version
9 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(A) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.(B)
Matthew 23:15
New American Standard Bible
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one [a](A)proselyte; and when he becomes one, you [b]make him twice as much a son of [c](B)hell as yourselves.
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- Matthew 23:15 Or convert
- Matthew 23:15 I.e., doom him to hell
- Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna
Matthew 23:15
New International Version
15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,(A) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(B) as you are.
Matthew 23:33
New American Standard Bible
33 You snakes, (A)you [a]offspring of vipers, how [b]will you escape the [c]sentence of [d](B)hell?
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- Matthew 23:33 Or brood
- Matthew 23:33 Lit are you to escape
- Matthew 23:33 Or judgment
- Matthew 23:33 Gr Gehenna
Matthew 23:33
New International Version
Mark 9:43-50
New American Standard Bible
43 And (A)if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into [a](B)hell, into the (C)unquenchable fire.[b] 45 And if your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life without a foot, than, having your two feet, to be thrown into [c](D)hell.[d] 47 And (E)if your eye is causing you to sin, throw it away; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be thrown into [e](F)hell, 48 (G)where their worm does not die, and (H)the fire is not extinguished. 49 For everyone will be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good; but (I)if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you [f]make it salty again? (J)Have salt in yourselves, and (K)be at peace with one another.”
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Mark 9:43-50
New International Version
43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(A) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(B) where the fire never goes out.(C) [44] [a] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble,(D) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.(E) [46] [b] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(F) pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,(G) 48 where
49 Everyone will be salted(I) with fire.
50 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?(J) Have salt among yourselves,(K) and be at peace with each other.”(L)
Luke 12:5
New International Version
5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.(A)
James 3:6
New International Version
6 The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)
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