Mal 2:8, Mat 5:21-22, 27-28, 33-37, 43-44, 19:17-18, 23:16-24, Mar 7:8-13 | ESV | STEP | But you have turned aside from the way . You have caused many to stumble by your instruction . You have corrupted the covenant of Levi , says the Lord of hosts ,

8 But you have turned aside from the way. ^aYou have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted ^bthe covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts,

Matthew 5:21-22

Anger

21 ^c“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ^d‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable ^eto judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that ^feveryone who is angry with his brother ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert without cause} will be liable ^hto judgment; whoever insults ^{▼▼Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)} his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to ^jthe hell ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30} of fire.

Matthew 5:27-28

Lust

27 ^l“You have heard that it was said, ^m‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that ⁿeveryone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:33-37

Oaths

33 “Again ^oyou have heard that it was said to those of old, ^p‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^qshall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, ^rDo not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^sit is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^tthe city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^uanything more than this comes from evil. ^{▼▼Or the evil one}

Matthew 5:43-44

Love Your Enemies

43 ^w“You have heard that it was said, ^x‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, ^yLove your enemies and ^zpray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 19:17-18

17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ^aaIf you would enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, ^ab“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

Matthew 23:16-24

16 “Woe to ^acyou, ^adblind guides, who say, ^ae‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or ^afthe temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by ^agthe gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or ^ahthe altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by ^aihim who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by ^ajheaven swears by ^akthe throne of God and by ^alhim who sits upon it.

23 ^am“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^anyou tithe mint and dill and ^aocumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: ^apjustice and mercy and faithfulness. ^aqThese you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing ^ara camel!

Mark 7:8-13

8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of ^asrejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, ^at‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ^au‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God) ^{▼▼Or an offering}— 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus ^awmaking void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”