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`And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;
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but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.
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`Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;
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but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
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nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,
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nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;
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but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
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`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;
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but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
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and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak.
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`And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,