Matthew 5:22

Good News Translation

But now I tell you: if you are angry with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your brother ‘You good-for-nothing!’ you will be brought before the Council, and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell.

Cross References

Genesis 37:4

When his brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than he loved them, they hated their brother so much that they would not speak to him in a friendly manner.

Genesis 37:8

“Do you think you are going to be a king and rule over us?” his brothers asked. So they hated him even more because of his dreams and because of what he said about them.

2 Samuel 16:7

Shimei cursed him and said, “Get out! Get out! Murderer! Criminal!

2 Samuel 6:20

Afterward, when David went home to greet his family, Michal came out to meet him. “The king of Israel made a big name for himself today!” she said. “He exposed himself like a fool in the sight of the servant women of his officials!”

1 Kings 21:4

Ahab went home, depressed and angry over what Naboth had said to him. He lay down on his bed, facing the wall, and would not eat.

2 Chronicles 16:10

This made Asa so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.

2 Chronicles 19:5

He appointed judges in each of the fortified cities of Judah

Nehemiah 5:8

and said, “As far as we have been able, we have been buying back our Jewish relatives who had to sell themselves to foreigners. Now you are forcing your own relatives to sell themselves to you, their own people!” The leaders were silent and could find nothing to say.

Psalm 109:3

and they say evil things about me, attacking me for no reason.

Psalm 14:1

Fools say to themselves, “There is no God!” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.

Psalm 25:3

Defeat does not come to those who trust in you, but to those who are quick to rebel against you.

Psalm 35:19

Don't let my enemies, those liars, gloat over my defeat. Don't let those who hate me for no reason smirk with delight over my sorrow.

Psalm 37:8

Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.

Psalm 49:10

Anyone can see that even the wise die, as well as the foolish and stupid. They all leave their riches to their descendants.

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me for no reason are more numerous than the hairs of my head. My enemies tell lies against me; they are strong and want to kill me. They made me give back things I did not steal.

Psalm 92:6

This is something a fool cannot know; someone who is stupid cannot understand:

Proverbs 14:16

Sensible people are careful to stay out of trouble, but stupid people are careless and act too quickly.

Proverbs 18:6

When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.

Jeremiah 17:11

The person who gets money dishonestly is like a bird that hatches eggs it didn't lay. In the prime of life he will lose his riches, and in the end he is nothing but a fool.

Lamentations 3:52

“I was trapped like a bird by enemies who had no cause to hate me.

Daniel 3:13

At that, the king flew into a rage and ordered the three men to be brought before him.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar lost his temper, and his face turned red with anger at Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So he ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual.

Obadiah 1:10

“Because you robbed and killed your relatives, the descendants of Jacob, you will be destroyed and dishonored forever.

Obadiah 1:12

You should not have gloated over the misfortune of your relatives in Judah. You should not have been glad on the day of their ruin. You should not have laughed at them in their distress.

Matthew 10:17

Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.

Matthew 10:28

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

Matthew 12:24

When the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “He drives out demons only because their ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so.”

Matthew 17:5

While he was talking, a shining cloud came over them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased—listen to him!”

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?”

Matthew 18:35

And Jesus concluded, “That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

Matthew 23:15

“How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You sail the seas and cross whole countries to win one convert; and when you succeed, you make him twice as deserving of going to hell as you yourselves are!

Matthew 23:33

You snakes and children of snakes! How do you expect to escape from being condemned to hell?

Matthew 25:41

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

Matthew 26:59

The chief priests and the whole Council tried to find some false evidence against Jesus to put him to death;

Matthew 3:17

Then a voice said from heaven, “This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased.”

Matthew 5:34

But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne;

Matthew 5:44

But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Mark 14:55

The chief priests and the whole Council tried to find some evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they could not find any.

Mark 15:1

Early in the morning the chief priests met hurriedly with the elders, the teachers of the Law, and the whole Council, and made their plans. They put Jesus in chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

Luke 12:5

I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!

Luke 22:66

When day came, the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law met together, and Jesus was brought before the Council.

John 11:47

So the Pharisees and the chief priests met with the Council and said, “What shall we do? Look at all the miracles this man is performing!

John 15:25

This, however, was bound to happen so that what is written in their Law may come true: ‘They hated me for no reason at all.’

John 7:20

“You have a demon in you!” the crowd answered. “Who is trying to kill you?”

John 8:48

They asked Jesus, “Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you?”

Acts 17:18

Certain Epicurean and Stoic teachers also debated with him. Some of them asked, “What is this ignorant show-off trying to say?” Others answered, “He seems to be talking about foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 22:30

The commander wanted to find out for sure what the Jews were accusing Paul of; so the next day he had Paul's chains taken off and ordered the chief priests and the whole Council to meet. Then he took Paul and made him stand before them.

Acts 23:1

Paul looked straight at the Council and said, “My fellow Israelites! My conscience is perfectly clear about the way in which I have lived before God to this very day.”

Acts 24:20

Or let these who are here tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the Council—

Acts 4:15

So they told them to leave the Council room, and then they started discussing among themselves.

Acts 5:21

The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching. The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.

Acts 5:27

They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.

Acts 6:12

In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law. They seized Stephen and took him before the Council.

Acts 6:15

All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.

Acts 7:37

Moses is the one who said to the people of Israel, ‘God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me, and he will be one of your own people.’

Romans 12:10

Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.

1 Corinthians 6:10

or who steal or are greedy or are drunkards or who slander others or are thieves—none of these will possess God's Kingdom.

1 Corinthians 6:6

Instead, one Christian goes to court against another and lets unbelievers judge the case!

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Appoint judges and other officials in every town that the Lord your God gives you. These men are to judge the people impartially.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

In this matter, then, none of you should do wrong to other Christians or take advantage of them. We have told you this before, and we strongly warned you that the Lord will punish those who do that.

Titus 3:2

Tell them not to speak evil of anyone, but to be peaceful and friendly, and always to show a gentle attitude toward everyone.

Hebrews 12:25

Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape, then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!

Hebrews 5:9

When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,

James 2:20

You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless?

James 3:6

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.

1 Peter 2:23

When he was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.

1 John 2:9

If we say that we are in the light, yet hate others, we are in the darkness to this very hour.

1 John 3:10

Here is the clear difference between God's children and the Devil's children: those who do not do what is right or do not love others are not God's children.

1 John 5:16

If you see a believer commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray to God, who will give that person life. This applies to those whose sins do not lead to death. But there is sin which leads to death, and I do not say that you should pray to God about that.

Jude 1:9

Not even the chief angel Michael did this. In his quarrel with the Devil, when they argued about who would have the body of Moses, Michael did not dare condemn the Devil with insulting words, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

Revelation 20:14

Then death and the world of the dead were thrown into the lake of fire. (This lake of fire is the second death.)