In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ warned his followers: “I say to you that everyone who continues wrathful with his brother will be accountable to the court of justice; but whoever addresses his brother with an unspeakable word of contempt will be accountable to the Supreme Court; whereas whoever says, ‘ You despicable fool! ’
यीशु ने कचहरी, महासभा और नरक की आग जैसे शब्दों का इस्तेमाल किया, जिनसे उस ज़माने के यहूदी अच्छी तरह वाकिफ थे ।