Anger

^21 (A)“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(B)‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable ^(C)to judgment.’ ²² But I say to you that ^(D)everyone who is angry with his brother^[a] will be liable ^(E)to judgment; whoever insults^[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to ^(F)the hell^[c] of fire.

Lust

^27 (A)“You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸ But I say to you that ^(C)everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Divorce

^31 (A)“It was also said, ^(B)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ^32 (C)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^(D)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

³³ “Again ^(E)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(F)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(G)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴ But I say to you, ^(H)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(I)it is the throne of God, ³⁵ or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^(J)the city of the great King. ³⁶ And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷ Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^(K)anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

Retaliation

^38 (L)“You have heard that it was said, ^(M)‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹ But I say to you, ^(N)Do not resist the one who is evil. But ^(O)if anyone ^(P)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Love Your Enemies

^43 (A)“You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, ^(C)Love your enemies and ^(D)pray for those who persecute you,