January 18, 2015

Oaths

³³ “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴ But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, ³⁵ or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ³⁶ And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷ Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:37 Or the evil one

Cross references

Matthew 5:33 : [See ver. 27 above]; See ver. 21 Matthew 5:33 : Lev. 19:12; 1 Tim. 1:10 Matthew 5:33 : Num. 30:2; Deut. 23:21; Eccles. 5:4 Matthew 5:34 : James 5:12 Matthew 5:34 : ch. 23:22; Isa. 66:1; Acts 7:49; See Rev. 4:2 Matthew 5:35 : Ps. 48:2 Matthew 5:37 : [Prov. 10:19]

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