Matthew 5:22

Easy To Read Version

But I tell you, don’t be angry with another person. Every person is your brother. If you are angry with other people, you will be judged. And if you say bad things to another person, you will be judged by the Jewish council. And if you call another person a fool, you will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Cross References

Genesis 37:4

Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than he loved them. They hated their brother because of this. They refused to say nice things to Joseph.

Genesis 37:8

His brothers said, “Do you think this means you will be a king and rule over us?” His brothers hated Joseph more now because of the dreams he had about them.

2 Samuel 16:7

Shimei cursed David. He said, “Get out, get out, you no-good murderer! [94]

2 Samuel 6:20

David went back to bless his house. But Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. Michal said, “The king of Israel did not honor himself today! You took off your clothes in front of your servants’ girls. [48] You were like a fool who takes off his clothes without shame!”

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went home. He was angry and upset at Naboth. He did not like the things that man from Jezreel said. (Naboth had said, “I will not give you my family’s land.”) Ahab lay down on his bed. He turned his face away and refused to eat.

2 Chronicles 16:10

Asa was angry with Hanani because of what he said. Asa was so mad that he put Hanani in prison. Asa was very mean and rough with some of the people at that same time.

2 Chronicles 19:5

Jehoshaphat chose judges in Judah. He chose judges to be in each of the fortresses {\cf2\super [220]} of Judah.

Nehemiah 5:8

And I said to those people, “Our Jewish brothers were sold as slaves to people in other countries. We did our best to buy them back and make them free. And now, you are selling them like slaves again!”

Psalm 109:3

People are saying hateful things about me.\par People are attacking me for no reason.\par

Psalm 14:1

A foolish person {\cf2\super [75]} says in his heart,\par “There is no God.”\par Foolish people do terrible, rotten things.\par Not even one of them does good.\par

Psalm 25:3

If a person trusts you,\par he will not be disappointed.\par But traitors {\cf2\super [151]} will be disappointed.\par They will get nothing.\par

Psalm 35:19

My lying enemies will not keep laughing.\par Surely my enemies will be punished\par for their secret plans. {\cf2\super [219]} \par

Psalm 37:8

Don’t be angry! Don’t get mad!\par Don’t become so upset\par that you also want to do bad things.\par

Psalm 49:10

Look, wise people die\par the same as fools and stupid people. {\cf2\super [293]} \par They die and leave their wealth\par to other people.\par

Psalm 69:4

I have more enemies\par than the hairs on my head.\par They hate me for no reason.\par They try hard to destroy me.\par My enemies tell lies about me.\par They lied and said I stole things.\par And then they forced me to pay\par for things I did not steal.\par

Psalm 7:4

I did not do bad things to my friend. {\cf2\super [35]} \par And I did not help my friend’s enemies.\par

Psalm 92:6

Compared to you,\par people are like stupid animals.\par We are like fools\par who can’t understand anything.\par

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man respects the Lord and stays away from evil. But a foolish man does things without thinking—he is not careful.

Proverbs 18:6

A foolish person causes himself trouble with the things he says. His words can start fights.

Jeremiah 17:11

Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg\par that it did not lay.\par A person that cheats to get money\par is like that bird.\par When that man’s life is half finished,\par he will lose the money.\par At the end of his life, it will be clear\par that he was a foolish person.”\par

Lamentations 3:52

Those people were my enemies\par for no good reason,\par but they hunted me like a bird.\par

Daniel 3:13

Nebuchadnezzar became very angry. He called Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So those men were brought to the king.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry! He looked very mean at Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave an order for the oven to be heated seven times hotter that it usually was.

Matthew 10:17

Be careful of people. They will arrest you and take you to be judged. They will whip you in their synagogues. {\cf2\super [128]}

Matthew 10:28

Don’t be afraid of people. They can only kill the body. They cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the One (God) that can destroy the body and the soul. He can send the body and the soul to hell.

Matthew 12:24

The Pharisees {\cf2\super [169]} heard the people saying this. The Pharisees said, “This man uses the power of Beelzebul (the devil) to force demons {\cf2\super [170]} out of people. Beelzebul is the ruler of demons.”

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was talking, a bright cloud came over them. A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Obey him!”

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my brother won’t stop doing wrong to me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times?”

Matthew 18:35

“This king did the same as my heavenly Father will do to you. You must truly forgive your brother or sister, or my heavenly Father will not forgive you.”

Matthew 23:15

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. {\cf2\super [336]} You are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [337]} You travel across the seas and across different countries to find one person that will follow your ways. When you find that person, you make him worse than you are. And you are so bad that you belong in hell!

Matthew 23:33

“You are snakes! You are from a family of poisonous snakes! You will not escape God. You will all be judged guilty and go to hell!

Matthew 25:41

“Then the king will say to those bad people on his left, ‘Go away from me. God has already decided that you will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever. That fire was prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 26:59

The leading priests and the Jewish council tried to find something against Jesus so that they could kill him. They tried to find people to lie and say that Jesus had done wrong.

Matthew 3:17

And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

Matthew 5:34

But I tell you, never make a vow. Don’t make a vow using the name of heaven, because heaven is God’s throne.

Matthew 5:44

But I tell you, love your enemies. Pray for those people that do bad things to you.

Mark 14:55

The leading priests and all the Jewish council tried to find something that Jesus had done wrong so they could kill him. But the council could find no proof that would allow them to kill Jesus.

Mark 15:1

Very early in the morning, the leading priests, the older Jewish leaders, the teachers of the law, and all the Jewish council decided what to do with Jesus. They tied Jesus and led him to Pilate, \{the governor\}. They gave Jesus to Pilate.

Luke 12:5

I will show you the One to fear. You should fear him (God) who has the power to kill you and also to throw you into hell. Yes, he is the One you should fear.

Luke 22:66

The next morning, the older leaders of the people, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law came together. They led Jesus away to their highest court.

John 11:47

Then the leading priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the Jewish council. They said, “What should we do? This man (Jesus) is doing many miracles. {\cf2\super [181]}

John 15:25

But this happened so that what is written in their law would be true: ‘They hated me for no reason.’ {\cf2\super [219]}

John 7:20

The people answered, “A demon {\cf2\super [105]} is making you crazy! We are not trying to kill you.”

John 8:48

The Jews answered, “We say you are a Samaritan. {\cf2\super [140]} We say a demon {\cf2\super [141]} is making you crazy! Are we not right when we say these things?”

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and some of the Stoic philosophers {\cf2\super [353]} argued with him.

Acts 23:1

Paul looked at the Jewish council meeting and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in a good way before God. I have always done what I thought was right.”

Acts 24:20

Ask these Jews here if they found any wrong in me when I stood before the Jewish council meeting in Jerusalem.

Acts 4:15

The Jewish leaders told them to leave the meeting. Then the leaders talked to each other about what they should do.

Acts 5:21

When the apostles heard this, they obeyed and went to the temple area. It was early in the morning. The apostles began to teach the people.

Acts 5:27

The soldiers brought the apostles {\cf2\super [96]} to the meeting and made them stand before the Jewish leaders. The high priest {\cf2\super [97]} questioned the apostles.

Acts 6:12

By doing this, these Jews upset the people, the older Jewish leaders, and the teachers of the law. They became so angry that they came and grabbed Stephen. They took him to a meeting of the Jewish leaders.

Acts 6:15

All the people sitting in the meeting watched Stephen closely. His face looked like the face of an angel, and they saw it.

Acts 7:37

This is the same Moses that said these words to the Jewish people: ‘God will give you a prophet. {\cf2\super [139]} That prophet will come from among your own people. He will be like me.’ {\cf2\super [140]}

Romans 12:10

Love each other in a way that you feel close to each other like brothers and sisters. You should want to give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourself.

1 Corinthians 6:6

But now one brother goes to court against another brother. You let men that are not believers judge their case!

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will always be poor people in the land. That is why I command you to be ready to help your brother. Give to the poor people in your land that need help.

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Choose men to be judges and officers in every town that the Lord your God gives you. Every family group must do this. And these men must be fair in judging the people.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

None of you should do wrong to your brother \{in Christ\} or cheat him in this way. The Lord will punish people that do those things. We have already told you and warned you about that.

Titus 3:2

to speak no evil against any person; to live in peace with other people; to be gentle and polite to all people.

Hebrews 12:25

Be careful and don’t refuse to listen when God speaks. Those people (Israelites) refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth. And those people did not escape. Now God is speaking from heaven. So now it will be worse for those people who refuse to listen to him.

Hebrews 5:9

Then Jesus was perfect. And Jesus is the reason that all those people who obey him can have salvation forever.

James 2:20

You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing?

James 3:6

The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. How? The tongue spreads its evil through our whole body. It starts a fire that influences all of life. The tongue gets this fire from hell.

1 Peter 2:23

People said bad things to Christ, but he did not say bad things to them. Christ suffered, but he did not threaten (speak against) the people. No! Christ let God take care of him. God is the One who judges rightly.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But \{ask God to\} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.

1 John 2:9

A person says, “I am in the light. {\cf2\super [4]} ” But if that person hates his brother or sister \{in Christ\}, then he is still in the darkness (sin).

1 John 3:10

So we can see who God’s children are. Also, we can know who the children of the devil are. The people who don’t do what is right are not children of God. And the person who does not love his brothers and sisters \{in Christ\} is not a child of God.

1 John 5:16

These people always complain and find wrong \{in other people\}. They always do the \{evil\} things they want to do. They boast about themselves. The only reason they say good things about other people is to get what they want.

Revelation 20:14

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