311"It was also said, 2'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
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3But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and 4whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Oaths
33"Again 5you have heard that it was said to those of old, 6'You shall not swear falsely, but 7shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.'
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But I say to you, 8Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for 9it is the throne of God,
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or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is 10the city of the great King.
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And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
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Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; 11anything more than this comes from evil.[a]
Retaliation
3812"You have heard that it was said, 13'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
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But I say to you, 14Do not resist the one who is evil. But 15if anyone 16slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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And 17if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,[b] let him have your cloak as well.
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And if anyone 18forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
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19Give to the one who begs from you, and 20do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.