Focused Passage

Matthew 5:21-26

Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness

Matthew moves from kingdom blessedness, to disciple witness, to Jesus' fulfillment of Scripture, to a righteousness that surpasses externalism by addressing the heart before God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

24leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Original words

You have heardἨκούσατεG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionit was saidἐρρέθηG2046Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralancientsἀρχαίοιςG744Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralDo not murderφονεύσειςG5407Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ΟὐG3756Adverbandδ’G1161ConjunctionAnyone whoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlemurdersφονεύσῃG5407Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularsubjectἔνοχοςG1777Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularjudgmentκρίσειG2920Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17
Verse 22

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingulartellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionanyoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularis angry withὀργιζόμενοςG3710Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularsubjectἔνοχοςG1777Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularjudgmentκρίσειG2920Noun - Dative Feminine SingularAgainδ’G1161Conjunctionanyone whoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlesaysεἴπῃG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine SingularRacaῬακάG4469Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularsubjectἔνοχοςG1777Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularSanhedrinσυνεδρίῳG4892Noun - Dative Neuter SingularButδ’G1161Conjunctionanyone whoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlesaysεἴπῃG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularYou foolΜωρέG3474Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularsubjectἔνοχοςG1777Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularfireπυρόςG4442Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof hellγέεννανG1067Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include without cause.
  • Raca is an Aramaic expression of contempt.
  • Or the Council
  • Or the hell of fire; Greek the Gehenna of fire
Verse 23

Original words

SoοὖνG3767ConjunctionifἘὰνG1437Conjunctionyou are offeringπροσφέρῃςG4374Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulargiftδῶρόνG1435Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularatἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularaltarθυσιαστήριονG2379Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularand thereκἀκεῖG2546ConjunctionrememberμνησθῇςG3403Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφόςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsomethingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularagainstκατὰG2596PrepositionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

leaveἄφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulargiftδῶρόνG1435Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularthereἐκεῖG1563AdverbbeforeἔμπροσθενG1715PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularaltarθυσιαστηρίουG2379Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionFirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - Superlativego [and]ὕπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularbe reconciledδιαλλάγηθιG1259Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person SingulartoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionthenτότεG5119Adverbcome [and]ἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularofferπρόσφερεG4374Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulargiftδῶρόνG1435Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 25

Original words

vvvἴσθιG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularReconcileεὐνοῶνG2132Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularquicklyταχὺG5035Adverb-μετ’G3326Preposition-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularwithτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularadversaryἀντιδίκῳG476Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhileἕωςG2193Preposition. . .ὅτουG3755Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularyou are stillεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularonἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularway [to court]ὁδῷG3598Noun - Dative Feminine SingularOtherwiseμή‿G3361Adverb. . .ποτέG4219Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[he]ἀντίδικοςG476Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularmay hand you overπαραδῷG3860Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularjudgeκριτῇG2923Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularjudge [may hand you over]κριτὴςG2923Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularofficerὑπηρέτῃG5257Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou may be thrownβληθήσῃG906Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionprisonφυλακὴνG5438Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

TrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou will not get outἐξέλθῃςG1831Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular-ἐκεῖθενG1564AdverbuntilἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἂνG302Particleyou have paidἀποδῷςG591Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularlastἔσχατονG2078Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularpennyκοδράντηνG2835Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek kodrantēn; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius

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