Matthew 5:21-37 "You have heard that the men of old were told 'You shall not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will have to answer to the court.'

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ²¹ "You have heard that the men of old were told 'You shall not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will have to answer to the court.' ²² But I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone who speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, and anyone who says to his brother 'You cursed fool!' will have to answer for it in the fiery pit! ²³ So when you are presenting your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother has any grievance against you, ²⁴ leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with your brother; then come back and present your gift. ²⁵ Be quick and come to terms with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. ²⁶ I tell you, you will never get out again until you have paid the last penny! ²⁷ "You have heard that men were told 'You shall not commit adultery.' ²⁸ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with desire has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ But if your right eye makes you fall, tear it out and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all thrown into the pit! ³⁰ If your right hand makes you fall, cut it off and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all go down to the pit! ³¹ "They were told, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' ³² But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife on any ground, except unfaithfulness, makes her commit adultery, and anyone who marries her after she is divorced commits adultery. ³³ "Again, you have heard that the men of old were told, 'You shall not swear falsely, but you must fulfil your oaths to the Lord.' ³⁴ But I tell you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne, ³⁵ or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king. ³⁶ You must not swear by your own head, for you cannot make one single hair white or black. ³⁷ But your way of speaking must be 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything that goes beyond that comes from the evil one.