Matt 5:21-32

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Murder

21 "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. And anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.

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 your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to that person; then come and offer your gift.

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 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Adultery

27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 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 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.

Divorce

31 "It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

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Murder

21-22 "You're familiar with the command to the ancients, 'Do not murder.' I'm telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder. Carelessly call a brother 'idiot!' and you just might find yourself hauled into court. Thoughtlessly yell 'stupid!' at a sister and you are on the brink of hellfire. The simple moral fact is that words kill.

23-24 "This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. If you enter your place of worship and, about to make an offering, you suddenly remember a grudge a friend has against you, abandon your offering, leave immediately, go to this friend and make things right. Then and only then, come back and work things out with God.

25-26 "Or say you're out on the street and an old enemy accosts you. Don't lose a minute. Make the first move; make things right with him. After all, if you leave the first move to him, knowing his track record, you're likely to end up in court, maybe even jail. If that happens, you won't get out without a stiff fine.

Adultery and Divorce

27-28 "You know the next commandment pretty well, too: 'Don't go to bed with another's spouse.' But don't think you've preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those leering looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt.

29-30 "Let's not pretend this is easier than it really is. If you want to live a morally pure life, here's what you have to do: You have to blind your right eye the moment you catch it in a lustful leer. You have to choose to live one-eyed or else be dumped on a moral trash pile. And you have to chop off your right hand the moment you notice it raised threateningly. Better a bloody stump than your entire being discarded for good in the dump.

31-32 "Remember the Scripture that says, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him do it legally, giving her divorce papers and her legal rights'? Too many of you are using that as a cover for selfishness and whim, pretending to be righteous just because you are 'legal.' Please, no more pretending. If you divorce your wife, you're responsible for making her an adulteress (unless she has already made herself that by sexual promiscuity). And if you marry such a divorced adulteress, you're automatically an adulterer yourself. You can't use legal cover to mask a moral failure.

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21 你 們 聽 見 有 吩 咐 古 人 的 話 ， 說 ： 不 可 殺 人 ； 又 說 ： 凡 殺 人 的 難 免 受 審 判 。
22 只 是 我 告 訴 你 們 ： 凡 （ 有 古 卷 在 凡 字 下 加 ： 無 緣 無 故 地 ） 向 弟 兄 動 怒 的 ， 難 免 受 審 斷 ； 凡 罵 弟 兄 是 拉 加 的 ， 難 免 公 會 的 審 斷 ； 凡 罵 弟 兄 是 魔 利 的 ， 難 免 地 獄 的 火 。
23 所 以 ， 你 在 祭 壇 上 獻 禮 物 的 時 候 ， 若 想 起 弟 兄 向 你 懷 怨 ，
24 就 把 禮 物 留 在 壇 前 ， 先 去 同 弟 兄 和 好 ， 然 後 來 獻 禮 物 。
25 你 同 告 你 的 對 頭 還 在 路 上 ， 就 趕 緊 與 他 和 息 ， 恐 怕 他 把 你 送 給 審 判 官 ， 審 判 官 交 付 衙 役 ， 你 就 下 在 監 裡 了 。
26 我 實 在 告 訴 你 ， 若 有 一 文 錢 沒 有 還 清 ， 你 斷 不 能 從 那 裡 出 來 。
27 你 們 聽 見 有 話 說 ： 不 可 姦 淫 。
28 只 是 我 告 訴 你 們 ， 凡 看 見 婦 女 就 動 淫 念 的 ， 這 人 心 裡 已 經 與 他 犯 姦 淫 了 。
29 若 是 你 的 右 眼 叫 你 跌 倒 ， 就 剜 出 來 丟 掉 ， 寧 可 失 去 百 體 中 的 一 體 ， 不 叫 全 身 丟 在 地 獄 裡 。
30 若 是 右 手 叫 你 跌 倒 ， 就 砍 下 來 丟 掉 ， 寧 可 失 去 百 體 中 的 一 體 ， 不 叫 全 身 下 入 地 獄 。
31 又 有 話 說 ： 人 若 休 妻 ， 就 當 給 他 休 書 。
32 只 是 我 告 訴 你 們 ， 凡 休 妻 的 ， 若 不 是 為 淫 亂 的 緣 故 ， 就 是 叫 他 作 淫 婦 了 ； 人 若 娶 這 被 休 的 婦 人 ， 也 是 犯 姦 淫 了 。