Matthew 5:22 - English Majority Text Version 2009

²² But I say to you that whoever gets angry with his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Empty-head!' will be liable to the council. But whoever says, ' fool!' will be liable to the fiery hell.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice (enmity of heart) against him shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the court; and whoever speaks contemptuously and insultingly to his brother shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, You cursed fool! [You empty-headed idiot!] shall be liable to and unable to escape the hell (Gehenna) of fire.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

Common English Bible

²² But I say to you that everyone who is angry with their brother or sister will be in danger of judgment. If they say to their brother or sister, ‘You idiot,’ they will be in danger of being condemned by the governing council. And if they say, ‘You fool,’ they will be in danger of fiery hell.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, 'Idiot,' shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, 'Worthless,' shall be liable to the fires of Hell.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou Fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Matthew 5:22 Cross References

Matthew 10:17

But beware of men, for they will hand you over to councils and they will flog you in their synagogues.

Matthew 10:28

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both the soul and the body in hell.

Matthew 12:24

But the Pharisees, having heard, said, "This [Man] does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, ruler of the demons."

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold, a voice [came] out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"

Matthew 18:35

Thus also My heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not forgive each [one] his brother their trespasses, from your hearts."

Matthew 23:15

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you travel around land and sea to make one proselyte, and whenever he becomes [one], you make him twice as much a son of hell as you.

Matthew 23:33

Serpents! Brood of vipers! How shall you escape from the condemnation of hell?

Matthew 25:41

"Then He will also say to those on the left, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the Sanhedrin were seeking false witnesses against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death,

Matthew 3:17

And behold, a voice came out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I have found delight."

Matthew 5:34

"But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Mark 14:55

Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus, in order to put Him to death, but found none.

Mark 15:1

Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation, along with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin; and having bound Jesus, they led [Him] away, and delivered [Him] to Pilate.

Luke 12:5

But I will show you whom you should fear: fear Him who after He kills, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!

Luke 22:66

And when it became day, the council of the elders of the people, the chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying,

John 11:47

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What are we doing? For this Man works many signs.

John 15:25

But [this was] so that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated Me without cause.'

John 7:20

The crowd answered and said, "You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?"

John 8:48

Then the Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say well that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?"

Acts 17:18

And also some of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. And some were saying, "What does this seed-picker wish to say?"But others [said], "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities,"because he was preaching the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 22:30

Now on the next day, desiring to know the truth [as to] why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from the bonds, and ordered the chief priests and their whole council to come, and brought Paul down and presented [him] to them.

Acts 23:1

Then Paul, looking intently at the council, said, "Men, brothers, I have lived with all good conscience toward God until this day."

Acts 24:20

Or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me, when I stood before the council,

Acts 4:15

And they commanded them to go away outside the council, and began to confer among themselves,

Acts 5:21

And when they heard that, they entered the temple about daybreak and were teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the council, even all the elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison for them to be brought.

Acts 5:27

And they brought them, and set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Acts 6:12

And they aroused the people and the elders and the scribes; and coming upon him, they seized him, and led him to the council.

Acts 6:15

And looking intently at him, all those who sat in the council saw that his face was like[ ]the face of an angel.

Acts 7:37

"This is that Moses who said to the sons of Israel, 'The LORD our God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers.

Romans 12:10

Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor covetous, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor abusive people, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:6

But brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers!

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no one should transgress against and to defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger concerning all, just as we told you before and solemnly testified.

Titus 3:2

to slander no one, to be peaceable, gentle, demonstrating all meekness to all men.

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape, having refused Him who warned [them], how much more [shall we not escape] if we turn away from Him who warns from heaven;

Hebrews 5:9

And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

James 2:20

But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. Thus the tongue is set among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

1 Peter 2:23

who, being verbally abused, did not return verbal insults, when [He] suffered, [He] did not threaten, but committed [Himself] to Him who judges righteously;

1 Peter 3:9

not rendering evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called for this purpose, that you may inherit a blessing.

1 John 2:9

He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

1 John 3:10

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Everyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

1 John 5:16

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not [leading] to death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for those who do not sin unto death. There is a sin [leading] to death. I do not say that he should ask about that.

Jude 1:9

Yet Michael the archangel, when taking issue with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, dared not to bring a railing accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"

Revelation 20:14

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.