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Then said Simon Peter:
Then said Simon Peter:
*"Master, if you have a new commandment, we would hear it. Reveal the new way to us."
*'''"Master, if you have a new commandment, we would hear it. Reveal the new way to us."'''
Jesus answered Peter:
Jesus answered Peter:
*"You have heard it said by those who teach the law `you shall not kill. That whosoever kills shall be subject to judgment.' But I look beyond the act to uncover the motive. I declare to you that every one who is angry with his brother is in danger of condemnation. He who nurses hatred in his heart and plans vengeance in his mind stands in danger of judgment. You must judge your fellows by their deeds. The Father in heaven judges by the intent.
*"You have heard it said by those who teach the law `you shall not kill. That whosoever kills shall be subject to judgment.' But I look beyond the act to uncover the motive. I declare to you that every one who is angry with his brother is in danger of condemnation. He who nurses hatred in his heart and plans vengeance in his mind stands in danger of judgment. You must judge your fellows by their deeds. The Father in heaven judges by the intent.
*'''"You have heard the teachers of the law say, `you shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every man who looks upon a woman with intent to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. You can only judge men by their acts, but my Father looks into the hearts of his children and in mercy adjudges them in accordance with their intents and real desires."
*''You have heard the teachers of the law say, `you shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every man who looks upon a woman with intent to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. You can only judge men by their acts, but my Father looks into the hearts of his children and in mercy adjudges them in accordance with their intents and real desires."
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Jesus was minded to go on discussing the other commandments when James Zebedee interrupted him, asking:
Jesus was minded to go on discussing the other commandments when James Zebedee interrupted him, asking:
