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Matthew 5:22

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But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

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Jerusalem was Israel’s central religious and political city, home to the temple and the Jewish council (Sanhedrin). In Jesus’ warning about escalating judgment, “the court” and “the council” evoke familiar local legal authorities, while final accountability ultimately belongs to God.

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Matthew 5:22 mentions Jerusalem.

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