Matthew 5:34-37

34 "But I say to you, ¹make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is ²the throne of God,

35 or by the earth, for it is the ³footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is ⁴THE 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 ⁵evil.

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Cross References 5

1. James 5:12
2. Isaiah 66:1; Matthew 23:22
3. Isaiah 66:1; Acts 7:49
4. Psalms 48:2
5. 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 2

[a]. Or "toward"
[b]. Or "from the evil one"

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