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And if your right hand makes you sin, cut it off and throw it away! Better that you should lose one part of you than have your whole body thrown into Gei-Hinnom.
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"It was said, `Whoever divorces his wife must give her a get.'
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But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, makes her an adulteress; and that anyone who marries a divorcee commits adultery.
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"Again, you have heard that our fathers were told, `Do not break your oath,' and `Keep your vows to ADONAI.'
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But I tell you not to swear at all -- not `by heaven,' because it is God's throne;
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not `by the earth,' because it is his footstool;p and not `by Yerushalayim,' because it is the city of the Great King.
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And don't swear by your head, because you can't make a single hair white or black.
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Just let your `Yes' be a simple `Yes,' and your `No' a simple `No'; anything more than this has its origin in evil.
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"You have heard that our fathers were told, `Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.'
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But I tell you not to stand up against someone who does you wrong. On the contrary, if someone hits you on the right cheek, let him hit you on the left cheek too!
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If someone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well!