Twentieth_Century(i)
21 You have heard that to our ancestors it was said--'Thou shalt not commit murder,' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be liable to answer for it to the Court.'
22 I, however, say to you that any one who cherishes anger against his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the Court; and whoever pours contempt upon his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the High Council, while whoever calls down curses upon him shall be liable to answer for it in the fiery Pit.
23 Therefore, when presenting your gift at the altar, if even there you remember that your brother has some grievance against you,
24 Leave your gift there, before the altar, go and be reconciled to your brother, first, then come and present your gift.
25 Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.
26 I tell you, you will not come out until you have paid the last penny.
27 You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt not commit adultery.'
28 I, however, say to you that any one who looks at a woman with an impure intention has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 If your right eye is a snare to you, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into the Pit.
30 And, if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it go down to the Pit.
31 It was also said--'Let any one who divorces his wife serve her with a notice of separation.'
32 I, however, say to you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, leads to her committing adultery; while any one who marries her after her divorce is guilty of adultery.
33 Again, you have heard that to our ancestors it was said--'Thou shalt not break an oath, but thou shall keep thine oaths as a debt due to the Lord.'
34 I, however, say to you that you must not swear at all, either by Heaven, since that is God's throne,
35 Or by the earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the Great King.
36 Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black.
37 Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.