Matthew 5:23-29

5:23 So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 5:24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift. 5:25 Reach agreement ¹  quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, ²  or he ³  may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison. 5:26 I tell you the truth, ⁴  you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny! ⁵ 

Adultery

5:27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ ⁶  5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell. ⁷ 

¹ tn Grk “Make friends.”

² tn The words “to court” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

³ tn Grk “the accuser.”

¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

² tn Here the English word “penny” is used as opposed to the parallel in Luke 12:59 where “cent” appears since the Greek word there is different and refers to a different but similar coin.

¹ sn A quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:17.

¹ sn On this word here and in the following verse, see the note on the word hell in 5:22.