22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone,5:22a Some manuscripts add without cause.you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot,5:22b Greek uses an Aramaic term of contempt: If you say to your brother, ‘Raca.’you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone,5:22c Greek if you say, ‘You fool.’you are in danger of the fires of hell.5:22d Greek Gehenna; also in 5:29, 30.
29 So if your eye—even your good eye5:29 Greek your right eye.—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.30 And if your hand—even your stronger hand5:30 Greek your right hand.—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.