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Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Matthew 5:22 BSB
  1. a BYZ and TR include without cause.
  2. b Raca is an Aramaic expression of contempt.
  3. c Or the Council
  4. d Or the hell of fire; Greek the Gehenna of fire

Matthew 5:22 has 83 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 22 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 John 3:14–15 (36 votes) and 1 John 4:20–21 (32 votes). 52 other verses point back to it. It links with 37 other books, from Genesis 4 to Revelation 20.

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Which verses does Matthew 5:22 point to?

The 20 strongest of 83, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 John 3:14–1536 votes

    We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

  2. 1 John 4:20–2132 votes

    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

  3. 1 John 2:929 votes

    If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

  4. Ephesians 4:26–2727 votes

    “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.

  5. Ephesians 4:31–3218 votes

    Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

  6. James 3:616 votes

    The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

  7. Titus 3:212 votes

    to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

  8. Matthew 10:2811 votes

    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

  9. Matthew 18:3510 votes

    That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

  10. Romans 12:109 votes

    Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

  11. 1 Peter 3:99 votes

    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

  12. Matthew 18:218 votes
  13. 1 Peter 2:238 votes

    When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

  14. Psalm 37:87 votes
  15. Psalm 109:37 votes
  16. Matthew 5:23–247 votes

    So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

  17. 1 John 3:106 votes
  18. Jude 1:96 votes
  19. Matthew 26:594 votes
  20. Mark 14:554 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 5:22?

The 10 strongest of 52.