notes
Main point summary
One is guilty of murder if one is angry against another person. Therefore one should always seek reconciliation.
Arc
editing
NT
Matthew 5:21-26
nasb
“ a You have heard that 1 the ancients were told,
‘ b You shall not commit murder’
and ‘Whoever commits murder
shall be 2 liable to c the court.’
conditional
series
ideaexplanation
But I say to you
that everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be 1 guilty before a the court;
and whoever says to his brother, ‘ 2 You good-for-nothing,’
shall be 1 guilty before 3 b the supreme court;
and whoever says, ‘You fool,’
shall be 1 guilty enough to go into the 4 c fiery hell.
progression
concessive
Therefore if you are a presenting your 1 offering at the altar,
and there remember that your brother has something against you,
leave your 1 offering there before the altar
and go;
first be a reconciled to your brother,
and then come and present your 1 offering.
actionpurpose
a Make friends quickly with your opponent at law
while you are with him on the way,
temporal
so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge,
and the judge to the officer,
and you be thrown into prison.
Truly I say to you,
a you will not come out of there
until you have paid up the last 1 cent.
ground
inference
Third class conditional implying future action.
discourse
Phrase
Matthew 5:21-26
A. Common Understanding
“You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’
and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’
B. Kingdom Truth
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother
shall be guilty before the court;
and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good- for- nothing,’
shall be guilty before the supreme court;
and whoever says, ‘You fool,’
shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
C Application
Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go;
first be reconciled to your brother,
and then come and present your offering.
Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way,
so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge,
and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent.
phrasing