Matthew5:21

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Translation

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, You shall not murder; whoever murders shall be held

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for judgment,

Paraphrase

You have been taught the same thing our ancestors were taught: You shall not murder, and anyone who commits murder will be held liable and judged accordingly,

Footnotes

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The word I have rendered as “held” usually means “to hold,” but by implication it can mean “to be liable.”