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Again, ye have heard that it hath been said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thy oaths:
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But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
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Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King,
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Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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But let your communication be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay: for whatever [is] more than these cometh of evil.
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Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
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But I say to you, That ye resist not evil: but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have [thy] cloke also.
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And whoever shall constrain thee [to go] one mile, go with him two.
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Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away.
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Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy: