Matthew 5:21

Anger and Murder

5:21 “You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ¹  ‘Do not murder,’ ²  and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

Matthew 5:33

Oaths

5:33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ³  ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ ⁴ 

Matthew 13:41

13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers. ⁵ 

Matthew 18:18

18:18 “I tell you the truth, ⁶  whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

Matthew 23:4-5

23:4 They ⁷  tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them. 23:5 They ⁸  do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries ⁹  wide and their tassels ¹⁰  long.

¹ tn Grk “to the ancient ones.”

² sn A quotation from Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17.

³ tn Grk “the ancient ones.”

⁴ sn A quotation from Lev 19:12.

⁵ tn Grk “the ones who practice lawlessness.”

⁷ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹² sn Phylacteries were small leather cases containing OT scripture verses, worn on the arm and forehead by Jews, especially when praying. The custom was derived from such OT passages as Exod 13:9; 16; Deut 6:8; 11:18.

¹³ tn The term κράσπεδον (kraspedon) in some contexts could refer to the outer fringe of the garment (possibly in Mark 6:56). This edge could have been plain or decorated. L&N 6.180 states, “In Mt 23:5 κράσπεδον denotes the tassels worn at the four corners of the outer garment (see 6.194).”