Matthew 5:33-37

Oaths

33 “Again ¹you have heard that it was said to those of old, ²‘You shall not swear falsely, but ³shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn. ’

34 But I say to you, ⁴Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ⁵it is the throne of God,

35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ⁶the city of the great King.

36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ⁷anything more than this comes from evil. ^[a]

Cross References

• 1. 5:33 [See ver. 27 above]
• 2. 5:33 Lev. 19:12; 1 Tim. 1:10
• 3. 5:33 Num. 30:2; Deut. 23:21; Eccles. 5:4
• 4. 5:34 James 5:12
• 5. 5:34 ch. 23:22; Isa. 66:1; Acts 7:49; See Rev. 4:2
• 6. 5:35 Ps. 48:2
• 7. 5:37 [Prov. 10:19]

Footnotes

• [a] 5:37 Or 'the evil one'