22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to (A)the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘[a]You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to [b](B)the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the [c](C)fiery hell.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:22 Or You empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) from Aramaic reqa
  2. Matthew 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin; i.e., Jewish High Court
  3. Matthew 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire

21 Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple area (A)about daybreak and began to teach.

Now when (B)the high priest and his associates came, they called (C)the [a]Council together, that is, all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison for them to be brought.

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  1. Acts 5:21 Or Sanhedrin

34 But a Pharisee named (A)Gamaliel, a (B)teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in (C)the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.

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41 So they went on their way from the presence of the [a](A)Council, (B)rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame (C)for His name.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:41 Or Sanhedrin

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