Matthew 5:33-43

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.

38 "⁸You have heard that it was said, '⁹AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.'

39 "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but ¹⁰whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

40 "If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also.

41 "Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

42 "¹¹Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

43 "¹²You have heard that it was said, '¹³YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR ¹⁴and hate your enemy.'

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
• 8. Matt 5:21, 27, 33, 43
• 9. Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21
• 10. Matthew 5:39-42: {Luke 6:29, 30;} 1 Corinthians 6:7
• 11. Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Luke 6:34; 1 Timothy 6:18
• 12. Matt 5:21, 27, 33, 38
• 13. Leviticus 19:18
• 14. Deuteronomy 23:3-6

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"
• [g] Lit "tunic;" i.e. a garment worn next to the body
• [h] Lit "cloak;" i.e. an outer garment
• [i] Lit "will force"