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

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1 John 3:15• ¹⁵Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (1 John 3:15)

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i.e. vain fellow,

2 Sam. 6:20• ²⁰Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! (2 Sam. 6:20)

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Sanhedrin; Sanhedrim

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I say.

Matt. 5:28,34,44• ²⁸But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
³⁴But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
⁴⁴But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matt. 5:28,34,44)

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Matt. 3:17• ¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matt. 3:17)

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Matt. 17:5• ⁵While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. (Matt. 17:5)

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Deut. 18:18‑19• ¹⁸I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
¹⁹And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. (Deut. 18:18‑19)

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Acts 3:20‑23• ²⁰And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
²¹Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
²²For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
²³And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. (Acts 3:20‑23)

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Acts 7:37• ³⁷This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. (Acts 7:37)

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Heb. 5:9• ⁹And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; (Heb. 5:9)

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Heb. 12:25• ²⁵See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: (Heb. 12:25)

That.

Gen. 4:5‑6• ⁵But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
⁶And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? (Gen. 4:5‑6)

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Gen. 37:4,8• ⁴And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
⁸And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. (Gen. 37:4,8)

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1 Sam. 17:27‑28• ²⁷And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
²⁸And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. (1 Sam. 17:27‑28)

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1 Sam. 18:8‑9• ⁸And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
⁹And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. (1 Sam. 18:8‑9)

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1 Sam. 20:30‑33• ³⁰Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?
³¹For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
³²And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
³³And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. (1 Sam. 20:30‑33)

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1 Sam. 22:12‑23• ¹²And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
¹³And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
¹⁴Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine house?
¹⁵Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
¹⁶And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
¹⁷And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
¹⁸And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
¹⁹And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
²⁰And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
²¹And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests.
²²And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
²³Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. (1 Sam. 22:12‑23)

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1 Kings 21:4• ⁴And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. (1 Kings 21:4)

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2 Chron. 16:10• ¹⁰Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time. (2 Chron. 16:10)

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Esther 3:5‑6• ⁵And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
⁶And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had showed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. (Esther 3:5‑6)

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Psa. 37:8• ⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. (Psa. 37:8)

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Dan. 2:12‑13• ¹²For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
¹³And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. (Dan. 2:12‑13)

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Dan. 3:13,19• ¹³Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
¹⁹Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. (Dan. 3:13,19)

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Eph. 4:26‑27• ²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
²⁷Neither give place to the devil. (Eph. 4:26‑27)

his brother.

Matt. 5:23‑24• ²³Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
²⁴Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. (Matt. 5:23‑24)

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Matt. 18:21,35• ²¹Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
³⁵So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. (Matt. 18:21,35)

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Deut. 15:11• ¹¹For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. (Deut. 15:11)

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Neh. 5:8• ⁸And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. (Neh. 5:8)

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Obad. 10,12• ¹⁰For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
¹²But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress. (Obad. 10,12)

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Rom. 12:10• ¹⁰Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; (Rom. 12:10)

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1 Cor. 6:6• ⁶But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. (1 Cor. 6:6)

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1 Thess. 4:6• ⁶That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. (1 Thess. 4:6)

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1 John 2:9• ⁹He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. (1 John 2:9)

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1 John 3:10,14‑15• ¹⁰In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
¹⁴We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
¹⁵Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (1 John 3:10,14‑15)

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1 John 4:20‑21• ²⁰If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
²¹And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. (1 John 4:20‑21)

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1 John 5:16• ¹⁶If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. (1 John 5:16)

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Psa. 7:4• ⁴If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) (Psa. 7:4)

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Psa. 25:3• ³Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. (Psa. 25:3)

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Psa. 35:19• ¹⁹Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. (Psa. 35:19)

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Psa. 69:4• ⁴They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. (Psa. 69:4)

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Psa. 109:3• ³They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. (Psa. 109:3)

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Lam. 3:52• ⁵²Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. (Lam. 3:52)

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John 15:25• ²⁵But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. (John 15:25)

be.

Matt. 5:21• ²¹Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: (Matt. 5:21)

the judgment.An inferior court of judicature, in every city, consisting of 23 members, which punished criminals by strangling or beheading.Whosoever.

Matt. 11:18‑19• ¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
¹⁹The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. (Matt. 11:18‑19)

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Matt. 12:24• ²⁴But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. (Matt. 12:24)

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1 Sam. 20:30• ³⁰Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? (1 Sam. 20:30)

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2 Sam. 16:7• ⁷And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: (2 Sam. 16:7)

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John 7:20• ²⁰The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? (John 7:20)

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John 8:48• ⁴⁸Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? (John 8:48)

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Acts 17:18• ¹⁸Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. (Acts 17:18)

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1 Cor. 6:10• ¹⁰Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:10)

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Eph. 4:31‑32• ³¹Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
³²And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. (Eph. 4:31‑32)

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Titus 3:2• ²To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. (Titus 3:2)

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1 Peter 2:23• ²³Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: (1 Peter 2:23)

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1 Peter 3:9• ⁹Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:9)

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Jude 9• ⁹Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. (Jude 9)

Raca.

that is, vain fellow.

2 Sam. 6:20• ²⁰Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! (2 Sam. 6:20)

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James 2:20• ²⁰But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? (James 2:20)

the council.The Sanhedrin, [sunedrion ,] composed of 72 elders, who alone punished by stoning.

Matt. 10:17• ¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; (Matt. 10:17)

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Matt. 26:59• ⁵⁹Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; (Matt. 26:59)

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Mark 14:55• ⁵⁵And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. (Mark 14:55)

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Mark 15:1• ¹And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. (Mark 15:1)

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John 11:47• ⁴⁷Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. (John 11:47)

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Acts 5:27• ²⁷And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, (Acts 5:27)

fool.

Psa. 14:1• ¹<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. (Psa. 14:1)

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Psa. 49:10• ¹⁰For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. (Psa. 49:10)

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Psa. 92:6• ⁶A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. (Psa. 92:6)

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Prov. 14:16• ¹⁶A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. (Prov. 14:16)

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Prov. 18:6• ⁶A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. (Prov. 18:6)

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Jer. 17:11• ¹¹As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. (Jer. 17:11)

hell.

Matt. 5:29‑30• ²⁹And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
³⁰And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. (Matt. 5:29‑30)

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Matt. 10:28• ²⁸And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matt. 10:28)

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Matt. 18:8‑9• ⁸Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
⁹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. (Matt. 18:8‑9)

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Matt. 25:41• ⁴¹Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (Matt. 25:41)

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Mark 9:47• ⁴⁷And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: (Mark 9:47)

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Luke 12:5• ⁵But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. (Luke 12:5)

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Luke 16:23‑24• ²³And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
²⁴And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (Luke 16:23‑24)

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Rev. 20:14• ¹⁴And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (Rev. 20:14)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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, Racaf, shall be subject to be called before the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Foolg, shall be subject toh the penalty of the helli of fire.

JND Translation Notes

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i.e. stupid, worthless, a term of contempt.

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As chs. 23.17; 25.2,3,8.

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Eis. has the force of "even to," "as far as,"as in other cases. as Rom. 5.21, "to eternal life"; Rev. 13.3, "to death"; Eph. 3.19, "to all the fulness."

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Gehenna. so vers. 29,30.

W. Kelly Translation

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But I say to you, that everyone that is [lightly] angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to the council; and whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire.