Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Note BYZ and TR include without cause.

Note Raca is an Aramaic expression of contempt.

Note Or the Council

Note Or the hell of fire; Greek the Gehenna of fire

BSB · Berean Standard Bible
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
KJV · King James Version
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.

Note NU omits “without a cause”.

Note “Raca” is an Aramaic insult, related to the word for “empty” and conveying the idea of empty-headedness.

Note or, Hell

WEB · World English Bible
but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

I say
Matthew 5:28, 34, 44; Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5; Deuteronomy 18:18, 19; Acts 3:20–23; Acts 7:37; Hebrews 5:9; Hebrews 12:25
That
Genesis 4:5, 6; Genesis 37:4, 8; 1 Samuel 17:27, 28; 1 Samuel 18:8, 9; 1 Samuel 20:30–33; 1 Samuel 22:12–23; 1 Kings 21:4; 2 Chronicles 16:10; Esther 3:5, 6; Psalm 37:8; Daniel 2:12, 13; Daniel 3:13, 19; Ephesians 4:26, 27
his brother
Matthew 5:23, 24; Matthew 18:21, 35; Deuteronomy 15:11; Nehemiah 5:8; Obadiah 1:10, 12; Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 6:6; 1 Thessalonians 4:6; 1 John 2:9; 1 John 3:10, 14, 15; 1 John 4:20, 21; 1 John 5:16
without
Psalm 7:4; Psalm 25:3; Psalm 35:19; Psalm 69:4; Psalm 109:3; Lamentations 3:52; John 15:25
be
Matthew 5:21
Whosoever
Matthew 11:18, 19; Matthew 12:24; 1 Samuel 20:30; 2 Samuel 16:7; John 7:20; John 8:48; Acts 17:18; 1 Corinthians 6:10; Ephesians 4:31, 32; Titus 3:2; 1 Peter 2:23; 1 Peter 3:9; Jude 1:9
Raca
that is, vain fellow.
2 Samuel 6:20; James 2:20
the council
The Sanhedrin, [sunedrion ,] composed of 72 elders, who alone punished by stoning.
Matthew 10:17; Matthew 26:59; Mark 14:55; Mark 15:1; John 11:47; Acts 5:27
fool
Psalm 14:1; Psalm 49:10; Psalm 92:6; Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 18:6; Jeremiah 17:11
hell
Matthew 5:29, 30; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 18:8, 9; Matthew 25:41; Mark 9:47; Luke 12:5; Luke 16:23, 24; Revelation 20:14