Matthew 5:33-34

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,

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

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "it was said to the ancients"
• [b]. "you" and "your" are singular here
• [c]. Or "break your vows"
• [d]. Lit "oaths"