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Matthew 5:33-37

33 "Again, ¹you have heard that the ancients were told, '²YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.'

34 "But I say to you, ³make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is ⁴the throne of God,

35 or by the earth, for it is the ⁵footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is ⁶THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.

36 "Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot * make one hair white or black.

37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes ' or 'No, no '; anything beyond these is of ⁷evil.

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Cross References 7

1. Matthew 5:21, 27, 38, 43; Matthew 23:16f
2. Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21, 23
3. James 5:12
4. Isaiah 66:1; Matthew 23:22
5. Isaiah 66:1; Acts 7:49
6. Psalms 48:2
7. Matthew 6:13; Matthew 13:19, 38; John 17:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 John 2:13; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 5:18

Footnotes 6

[a]. Lit "it was said to the ancients"
[b]. "you" and "your" are singular here
[c]. Or "break your vows"
[d]. Lit "oaths"
[e]. Or "toward"
[f]. Or "from the evil one"

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