Mat 5:21 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 5:21-47: 5:21-47 You have heard. ... But I say: Jesus contrasts his own teaching to six misinterpretations of the law. Each antithesis provides an example of the surpassing righteousness of Jesus. Jesus reveals the will of God as it contrasts with traditions. 5:21 our ancestors were told: The expression refers to the traditional interpretation of the teachers of religious law and Pharisees. Though their traditions prohibited murder , they did not prohibit hatred. The surpassing righteousness of Jesus demands reconciliation (5:23-24 ); merely refraining from committing murder is not sufficient (5:22 ).

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‏ Matthew 5:21

Summary for Matt 5:21-47: 5:21-47 ^a You have heard. ... But I say: Jesus contrasts his own teaching to six misinterpretations of the law. Each antithesis provides an example of the surpassing righteousness of Jesus. Jesus reveals the will of God as it contrasts with traditions. 5:21 ^b our ancestors were told: The expression refers to the traditional interpretation of the teachers of religious law and Pharisees. Though their traditions prohibited murder, they did not prohibit hatred. The surpassing righteousness of Jesus demands reconciliation (5:23-24 ^c); merely refraining from committing murder is not sufficient (5:22 ^d).