Matthew 5:22

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὀργιζόμενος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ εἰκῆ ἔνοχος ἔσται τῇ κρίσει· ὃς δ’ ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ῥακά ἔνοχος ἔσται τῷ συνεδρίῳ· ὃς δ’ ἂν εἴπῃ μωρέ ἔνοχος ἔσται εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother without just cause will be subject to the judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raka,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be subject to the Gehenna of fire.

Matt 5:22 [Textus Receptus (Elzevir) (1624)]13
Ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὀργιζόμενος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ εἰκῆ, ἔνοχος ἔσται τῇ κρίσει· ὃς δ’ ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ῥακά, ἔνοχος ἔσται τῷ συνεδρίῳ· ὃς δ’ ἂν εἴπῃ μωρέ, ἔνοχος ἔσται εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.

MSS: S (f24vc1-2), 3 (p14), 7 (f29v-30r), 8, 10 (f14v-15r), 12 (p57), 18 (f8r), 33 (f102v), 34 (f27r-v), 35 (f5v), 36 (f29v), 43, 44, 65, 72, 113, 157, 201, 438, 439, 490, 501, 504, 556, 699 (f6r), 892, 1203 (f13v), 2835 (f6rc1), ℓ339 (f33rc2)

Matt 5:22 [Peshitta]
ܐܶܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐܳܡܰܪ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܽܠ ܡܰܢ ܕ݁ܢܶܪܓ݁ܰܙ ܥܰܠ ܐܰܚܽܘܗ݈ܝ ܐܺܝܩܺܐ ܡܚܰܝܰܒ݂ ܗ݈ܽܘ ܠܕ݂ܺܝܢܳܐ ܘܟ݂ܽܠ ܕ݁ܢܺܐܡܰܪ ܠܰܐܚܽܘܗ݈ܝ ܪܰܩܰܐ ܡܚܰܝܰܒ݂ ܗ݈ܽܘ ܠܰܟ݂ܢܽܘܫܬ݁ܳܐ ܘܡܰܢ ܕ݁ܢܺܐܡܰܪ ܠܶܠܳܐ ܡܚܰܝܰܒ݂ ܗ݈ܽܘ ܠܓ݂ܺܗܰܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܢܽܘܪܳܐ܂

Matt 5:22 [Old Syriac Curetonian (Codex Curetonianus Syriacus sy^c)]
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ܂ ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܢܪܓܙ ܥܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܐܝܩܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܠܕܝܢܐ܂ ܘܡܢ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܪܩܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܐ܂ ܘܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܫܛܝܐ܂ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܠܓܗܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ܀

Matt 5:22 [Old Syriac Sinaitic (Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus sy^s)]
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܟܘܠ ܡܢ ܕܪܓܙ ܥܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܐܝܩܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܒܕܝܢܐ ܘܟܘܠ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܪܩܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܒܟܢܘܫܬܐ܂ ܘܡܢ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܫܛܝܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܠܓܗܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ܀

Matt 5:22 [Vulgate]
ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis

Critical Apparatus :

(1) ο οργιζομενος : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701?, 2603, 2835, ℓ339, Majority
(2) OMIT ο : 109
(3) ο εργαζομενος : ℓ181

(4) αυτου : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 113, 109, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(5) αυτω : 505

(6) εικη : א¹, D, K, M, S, W, Σ, Δ, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 113, 157, 201, 438, 439, 490, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority, Peshitta, Bohairic, Sahidic
(7) εικει : 230
(8) ηκη : E
(9) ηκει: L
(10) OMIT εικη : Ƿ67, א*, B,, Ω, 109, 500, Vulgate

(11) εσται (i) : B, D, E, K, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(12) εστε : א, L, 4
(13) εστω : 2603

(14) κρισει : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(15) κρισι : Σ

(16) ειπη (i) : א, B, D, E, K, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(17) ειπει : L, 109

(18) τω αδελφω (ii) : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(19) το αδελφω : 9

(20) ρακα : B, D, E, K, L, M, S, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11?, 12, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority, Bohairic (ΡΑΚΑ)
(21) ρακκα : 13
(22) ραχα : א, D, W, Vulgate? (racha)

(23) εσται (ii) : א, B, E, K, S, W, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(24) εστε : D, L, Δ, 4
(25) εστι : M

(26) τω συνεδριω : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(27) το συνεδριω : 11

(28) αν : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11?, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 439, 490, 500, 501 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(29) α : W

(30) ειπη (ii) : א, B, D, E, K, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 892, 901, 1203, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(31) ειπει : 109
(32) ειπη τω αδελφω αυτου : 1, 13, 700, 1582, 1701
(33) ειπει τω αδελφω αυτου : L

(34) μωρε : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11?, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 439, 490, 500, 501 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ339, Majority
(35) μωραι : ℓ181

(36) εσται (iii) : B, D, E, K, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(37) εστε : א, L, 4

(38) γεενναν : א, B, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 556, 699, 700, 892, 1203, 1582, 1701, 2603, 2835, ℓ181, ℓ339, Majority
(39) γεεναν : 901, Complutensian Polyglott
(40) γενναν : 109

Tischendorf Mt 5:22

A Textual Commentary On Matthew 5:22

(a) Codices Vaticanus and Sinaiticus omit εἰκῆ. This omission is supported by Ƿ67 and Vulgate. Peshitta and Coptic versions support εἰκῆ. Considering the fact that the Coptic versions belong to the same text-type with א and B, the missing word was probably unintentionally omitted by the scribes of א and B. Chrysostom, Cyril, Theodoret, Hilary, Optatus, Lucifer, of the same age, all recognize the presence of εικη in the text. The Fathers are notoriously and habitually inexact in statements of this kind. The words of Jerome may prove that the word was wanting in a good number of copies in his day, but that is the utmost they can prove in the face of such counter evidence. The ancient witnesses in its favour are more than two to one, while in the later MSS there is scarcely an instance of its omission.

John Cassian contented that this adverb εἰκῇ is a later addition to the scriptural text, ‘by those who did not wish to ban wrath altogether’ (παρὰτῶν µὴ βουλοµένων τελείως ἐκκόπτειν τὴν ὀργήν). This gloss does not appear in the Migne text, but it is there in Codex 573 (Folio 44r), which provides a text of this treatise that is more complete and in far better Greek than that of Migne’s. This assertion by Cassian, however, was tantamount to rejecting John Chrysostom. For Chrysostom is one of the few authors accepting and entertaining the adverb εἰκῇ in this scriptural portion, indeed he is the one who does so frequently and confidently. It is also noteworthy that, although Cyril of Alexandria employed this formula, too, the adverb εἰκῇ was omitted by a compiler in one of the florilegia, mostly published in the sixth century during the Monophysite controversy. Basil of Caesarea appears to use both alternatives. Today the mainstream scriptural text dismisses εἰκῇ, which nevertheless is the option of almost all Christian authors quoting Matt.5:22. (See Panayiotis Tzamalikos, The Real Cassian Revisited – Monastic Life, Greek Paideia, and Origenism In The Sixth Century
(Supplements To Vigiliae Christianae 112), 2012, pp. 215-216)