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NASB | Matthew 5:22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:22 "But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice against him shall be guilty before the court; and whoever speaks [contemptuously and insultingly] to his brother, Raca (You empty-headed idiot)!' shall be guilty before the supreme court (Sanhedrin); and whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fiery hell. |
Subject: Did Jesus mean this literally? |
Bible Note: “but whosoever shall say * Thou fool, shall be * in danger of hell fire.” Moros, esomai enochos eis geenna pur. moros (mo-ros') probably from the base of 3466; TDNT - 4:832,620; adj AV - foolish 7, fool 5, foolishness 1; 13 1) foolish 2) impious, godless esomai (es'-om-ahee) future of 1510; v AV - shall be 151, will be 9, be 6, shall have 6, shall come to pass 4, shall 4, not tr 1, misc 7; 188 1) future first person singular of "to be" enochos (en'-okh-os) from 1758; TDNT - 2:828,286; adj AV - in danger of 5, guilty of 4, subject to 1; 10 1) bound, under obligation, subject to, liable 1a) used of one who is held by, possessed with love, and zeal for anything 1b) in a forensic sense, denoting the connection of a person either with his crime, or with the penalty or trial, or with that against whom or which he has offended 1b1) guilty, worthy of punishment 1b2) guilty of anything 1b3) of the crime 1b4) of the penalty 1b5) liable to this or that tribunal i.e. the punishment to by imposed by this or that tribunal 1b6) of the place where punishment is to be suffered eis (ice) a primary preposition; TDNT - 2:420,211; prep AV - into 573, to 281, unto 207, for 140, in 138, on 58, toward 29, against 26, misc 321; 1773 1) into, unto, to, towards, for, among geenna (gheh'-en-nah) of Hebrew origin 1516 and 2011; TDNT - 1:657,113; n f AV - hell 9, hell fire 3588 4442 3; 12 1) Hell is the place of the future punishment call "Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction. pur (poor) a root word; TDNT - 6:928,975; n n AV - fire 73, fiery 1; 74 1) fire |