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Matthew 5:21-23
New Century Version
Matthew 5:21-23
New Century Version
Jesus Teaches About Anger
21 “You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘You must not murder anyone.[a] Anyone who murders another will be judged.’ 22 But I tell you, if you are angry with a brother or sister,[b] you will be judged. If you say bad things to a brother or sister, you will be judged by the council. And if you call someone a fool, you will be in danger of the fire of hell.
23 “So when you offer your gift to God at the altar, and you remember that your brother or sister has something against you,
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- 5:21 ‘You . . . anyone.’ Quotation from Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17.
- 5:22 sister Some Greek copies continue, “without a reason.”
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