Matthew 5:22

New English Translation

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’ will be sent to fiery hell.

Cross References

Genesis 37:4

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.

Genesis 37:8

Then his brothers asked him, “Do you really think you will rule over us or have dominion over us?” They hated him even more because of his dream and because of what he said.

2 Samuel 16:7

As he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!

2 Samuel 6:20

When David went home to pronounce a blessing on his own house, Michal, Saul’s daughter, came out to meet him. She said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself this day! He has exposed himself today before his servants’ slave girls the way a vulgar fool might do!”

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went into his palace, bitter and angry that Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “I will not sell to you my ancestral inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, pouted, and would not eat.

2 Chronicles 16:10

Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

2 Chronicles 19:5

He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

Nehemiah 5:8

I said to them, “To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.

Psalm 109:3

They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

Psalm 14:1

Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

Psalm 25:3

Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

Psalm 35:19

Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

Psalm 37:8

Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

Psalm 49:10

Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

Psalm 7:4

or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

Psalm 92:6

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

Proverbs 18:6

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

Jeremiah 17:11

The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.”

Lamentations 3:52

For no good reason my enemies hunted me down like a bird.

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar in a fit of rage demanded that they bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego before him. So they brought them before the king.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

Obadiah 1:10

“Because you violently slaughtered your relatives, the people of Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be destroyed forever.

Obadiah 1:12

You should not have gloated when your relatives suffered calamity. You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed. You should not have boasted when they suffered adversity.

Matthew 10:17

Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

Matthew 10:28

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 12:24

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”

Matthew 18:35

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”

Matthew 23:15

“Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves!

Matthew 23:33

You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

Matthew 25:41

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Matthew 26:59

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

Matthew 3:17

And a voice from heaven said, “This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”

Matthew 5:34

But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

Mark 14:55

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

Mark 15:1

Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

Luke 12:5

But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

Luke 22:66

When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

John 11:47

So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

John 15:25

Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’

John 7:20

The crowd answered, “You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”

John 8:48

The Judeans replied, “Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”

Acts 17:18

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, “What does this foolish babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.” (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

Acts 22:30

The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 23:1

Paul looked directly at the council and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day.”

Acts 24:20

Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

Acts 4:15

But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

Acts 5:21

When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin – that is, the whole high council of the Israelites – and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

Acts 5:27

When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,

Acts 6:12

They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

Acts 6:15

All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

Acts 7:37

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’

Romans 12:10

Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

1 Corinthians 6:10

thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:6

Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

Deuteronomy 16:18

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

Titus 3:2

They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

Hebrews 12:25

Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Hebrews 5:9

And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

James 2:20

But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.

1 Peter 2:23

When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

1 John 2:9

The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.

1 John 3:10

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness – the one who does not love his fellow Christian – is not of God.

1 John 5:16

If anyone sees his fellow Christian committing a sin not resulting in death, he should ask, and God will grant life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death. There is a sin resulting in death. I do not say that he should ask about that.

Jude 1:9

But even when Michael the archangel was arguing with the devil and debating with him concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, “May 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.