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areinthehouse.5.16Evenso,letyourlightshinebeforemen;thatthey
mayseeyourgoodworks,andglorifyyourFatherwhoisinheaven.
5.17“Don’tthinkthatIcametodestroythelawortheprophets.Ididn’t
cometodestroy,buttofulfill.5.18Formostcertainly,Itellyou,until
heavenandearthpassaway,notevenonesmallestletter[literally,
iota]oronetinypenstroke[or,serif]shallinanywaypassawayfrom
thelaw,untilallthingsareaccomplished.5.19Whoever,therefore,shall
breakoneoftheseleastcommandments,andteachotherstodoso,
shallbecalledleastintheKingdomofHeaven;butwhoevershall
doandteachthemshallbecalledgreatintheKingdomofHeaven.5.20
ForItellyouthatunlessyourrighteousnessexceedsthatofthescribes
andPharisees,thereisnowayyouwillenterintotheKingdom
ofHeaven.
5.21“Youhaveheardthatitwassaidtotheancientones,‘Youshallnot
murder;’and‘Whoevermurderswillbeindangerofthejudgment.’5.22
ButItellyou,thateveryonewhoisangrywithhisbrotherwithout
acause[NUomits“withoutacause”.]willbeindangerofthe
judgment;andwhoeversaystohisbrother,‘Raca!’[“Raca”
isanAramaicinsult,relatedtothewordfor“empty”andconveying
theideaofempty-headedness.]willbeindangerofthecouncil;and
whoeversays,‘Youfool!’willbeindangerofthefireofGehenna.[or,
Hell]
5.23“Ifthereforeyouareofferingyourgiftatthealtar,andthere
rememberthatyourbrotherhasanythingagainstyou,5.24leaveyour
gifttherebeforethealtar,andgoyourway.Firstbereconciledtoyour
brother,andthencomeandofferyourgift.5.25Agreewithyour
adversaryquickly,whileyouarewithhimontheway;lestperhapsthe
prosecutordeliveryoutothejudge,andthejudgedeliveryoutothe
officer,andyoubecastintoprison.5.26MostcertainlyItellyou,you
shallbynomeansgetoutofthere,untilyouhavepaidthelastpenny.
[literally,kodrantes.Akodranteswasasmallcoppercoinworthabout
2lepta(widow’smites)—notenoughtobuyverymuchofanything.]
5.27“Youhaveheardthatitwassaid,[TRadds“totheancients”.]‘You
shallnotcommitadultery;’5.28butItellyouthateveryonewhogazes
atawomantolustafterherhascommittedadulterywithheralready
inhisheart.5.29Ifyourrighteyecausesyoutostumble,pluckitoutand
throwitawayfromyou.Foritismoreprofitableforyouthatone
ofyourmembersshouldperish,thanforyourwholebodytobecast
