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I tell you, if your sense of right and wrong isn’t sharper than that of the lawyers and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Regarding Offense

You have heard that it was said to our ancestors: Do not murder; anyone who murders will face judgment.

But now I tell you: anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will face judgment. Anyone who insults a brother or sister is in danger of being brought before the council. And anyone who calls a brother or sister “Fool!” is in danger of being thrown into the fiery Gehenna.

So, if you are about to offer your gift at the altar and remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your gift there in front of the altar; go at once and make peace with your brother, then come back and offer your gift to God.

Don’t forget this: reconcile with your opponent quickly when you’re together on the way to court. Otherwise, he will turn you over to the judge, who will send you to the police, and you’ll be put in jail.

There you will stay until you’ve paid the last penny.