Matthew 5:22

The English Standar Version

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother[2] will be liable to judgment; whoever insults[3] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell[4] of fire.

Cross References

1 John 2:9

Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[1] and set on fire by hell.[2]

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.

Matthew 10:28

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[6]

Matthew 18:35

So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

Romans 12:10

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

1 Peter 2:23

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?"

Psalm 109:3

They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

Psalm 37:8

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Jude 1:9

But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you."

1 John 3:10

By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities" -- because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

Mark 14:55

Now the chief priests and the whole Council[6] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests and the whole Council[8] were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

Deuteronomy 15:11

For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'

John 11:47

So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

Revelation 20:14

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

Acts 7:37

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

Luke 12:5

But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.[1] Yes, I tell you, fear him!

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 5:34

But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

Matthew 3:17

and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son,[3] with whom I am well pleased."

Obadiah 1:10

Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.

Proverbs 14:16

One who is wise is cautious[4] and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

Psalm 7:4

if I have repaid my friend[2] with evil or plundered my enemy without cause,

Genesis 37:4

But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.

1 John 5:16

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God[1] will give him life -- to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

James 2:20

Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.

Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:6

but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?

Acts 5:27

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,

John 15:25

But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: 'They hated me without a cause.'

John 8:48

The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

John 7:20

The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?"

Mark 15:1

And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.

Matthew 25:41

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 23:33

You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?

Matthew 23:15

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell[5] as yourselves.

Matthew 17:5

He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son,[1] with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."

Matthew 12:24

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."

Matthew 10:17

Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues,

Obadiah 1:12

But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their ruin; do not boast[5] in the day of distress.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated.

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king.

Lamentations 3:52

"I have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause;

Jeremiah 17:11

Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

Psalm 92:6

The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:

Psalm 69:4

More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore?

Psalm 49:10

For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 35:19

Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.

Psalm 25:3

Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

Psalm 14:1

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

Nehemiah 5:8

and said to them, "We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!" They were silent and could not find a word to say.

2 Chronicles 16:10

Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the stocks in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time.

1 Kings 21:4

And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food.

2 Samuel 16:7

And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!

2 Samuel 6:20

And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!"

Genesis 37:8

His brothers said to him, "Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

Deuteronomy 16:18

"You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

2 Chronicles 19:5

He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

Luke 22:66

When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said,

Acts 4:15

But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,

Acts 5:21

And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council and all the senate of Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Acts 6:12

And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,

Acts 6:15

And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Acts 22:30

But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.

Acts 23:1

And looking intently at the council, Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day."

Acts 24:20

Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council,