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Matthew 5:33-36

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Oaths

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.



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