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  1. What does "raca" mean? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange

    Apr 8, 2021 · What does "raca" mean? I have seen people claim it means the stereotype of a "camp"/"effeminate" male. What would they back then even consider masculine, when they wer...

  2. What does Jesus mean regarding "Raca," and "you fool?" - is he ...

    Mar 18, 2019 · 3 What does Jesus mean regarding “Raca,” and “you fool?” - is he contrasting them? According to the Aramaic language reka means empty one. Matthew 5:22 Matthew …

  3. Why does Jesus say that calling anyone a fool will send us to hell?

    Oct 6, 2023 · This, suggests a simple explanation for Jesus' teaching in Matt 5:22 - sins of murder, unprovoked anger, "raca" and declaring someone a fool can be forgiven unless a …

  4. What did Jesus mean by 'fool' in Matthew 5:22?

    Apr 16, 2016 · Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, 'Raca,' is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. ” (Matthew 5:22; NIV, …

  5. How to reconcile Matthew 5:22 and 1 Corinthians 15: 36?

    Jul 20, 2021 · Berean Literal Bible Matthew 5: 22 But I say to you that everyone being angry with his brother will be liable to the judgment, and whoever shall say to his brother 'Raca,' will be …

  6. Are Jesus' words about calling someone a fool a contradiction?

    Oct 23, 2020 · Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, "Raca," is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, "You fool!" will be in danger of the fire of hell. In this verse, Jesus says …

  7. Why did Jesus say to call someone a fool puts you in danger of hell?

    Aug 20, 2018 · 4 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 …

  8. jesus - What are the three dangers that the offenders are warned ...

    Jul 26, 2020 · But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of …

  9. Comparison of English word "fool" in original Hebrew and Greek

    Apr 26, 2012 · Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. Matthew 5:22 Since these …

  10. Does MT 5:22 contradict other passages regarding Anger & Fool?

    Jun 16, 2022 · Raca.—As far as the dictionary sense of the word goes, it is the same as that of the “vain fellows” of Judges 9:4, Jdg_11:3; Proverbs 12:11; but all words of abuse depend for …