5:33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 1 ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 2 5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 5:35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, 3 because it is the city of the great King. 5:36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
1 tn Grk “the ancient ones.”
2 sn A quotation from Lev 19:12.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.