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.

Cross References

• 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

• [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"