Matthew 5:33
Again, ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not swear falsely, but shall render to the Lord thine oaths.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
34But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
Cross References
Exodus 20:7Thou shall not take the name of LORD thy God in vain, for LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Numbers 30:2When a man vows a vow to LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
Deuteronomy 23:21When thou shall vow a vow to LORD thy God, thou shall not be slack to pay it. For LORD thy God will surely require it of thee, and it would be sin in thee.
Psalms 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay thy vows to the Most High.
Ecclesiastes 5:4When thou vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which thou vow.
Matthew 5:27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shall not commit adultery.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:28-33
The Sermon on the Mount. 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it… Read the whole commentary →