Language Studies

Difficult Sayings

Should fools go to hell?
Matthew 5:22

"But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother (without a cause)^F1 shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire." (Matthew 5:22) itself means 'empty-headed, devoid of knowledge, a fool', so is clearly a parallel term to 'fool' (Greek: μωρος morê, moros from which we get 'moron' Ezekiel 20:46 F1: "without a cause" is not in all manuscripts

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