King James Version

Matthew 5:22

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in vain” (εἰκῆ) before liable here.

ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.πᾶςpasallπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenosto angerὀργίζομαι (orgizomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to anger”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3710I irritate, provoke, am angry.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῷadelphōbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔνοχοςenochosin dangerἔνοχοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “in danger”, the subject formG1777involved in, held in, hence: liable, generally with dat. (or gen.) of the punishment.in dangerἔσταιestaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κρίσειkriseijudgmentκρίσις (krisis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “judgment”, the to- or for-formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.εἴπῃeipēto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῷadelphōbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ῬακάrhakaRacaῥακάnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Raca”, the calling formG4469empty, foolish.ἔνοχοςenochosin dangerἔνοχοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “in danger”, the subject formG1777involved in, held in, hence: liable, generally with dat. (or gen.) of the punishment.in dangerἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συνεδρίῳsunedriōcouncilσυνέδριον (sunedrion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “council”, the to- or for-formG4892a council, tribunal; the Sanhedrin, the meeting place of the Sanhedrin.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.εἴπῃeipēto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Μωρέmōrefoolishμωρός (mōros)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “foolish”, the calling formG3474(a) adj: stupid, foolish, (b) noun: a fool.This verse uses “foolish”.ἔνοχοςenochosliable forἔνοχοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “liable for”, the subject formG1777involved in, held in, hence: liable, generally with dat. (or gen.) of the punishment.This verse uses “liable”.ἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.εἰςeisofεἰςpreposition — “of”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ofτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γέεννανgeennanhellγέεννα (geenna)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hell”, the object formG1067Gehenna, and originally the name of a valley or cavity near Jerusalem, a place underneath the earth, a place of punishment for evil.hellτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πυρόςpurosfireπῦρ (pur)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “fire”, the of-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.fire

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἰκῆeikēwithout a causeεἰκῇadverb — “without a cause”G1500without a cause, purpose; purposelessly, in vain, for nothing.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but I — I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment . Whoever says to his brother, ‘ Raca !’ will be in danger of the council . Whoever says , ‘ You fool !’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to [be called before] the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.

Douay-Rheims

But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou Fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

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