Matthew 5:33

Again, you heard that it was said to the ancients: You will not swear falsely, but you will pay to the LORD your oaths;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

In Context

32but I say to you that whoever may put away his wife, except for the matter of whoredom, makes her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who has been put away commits adultery.

34but I say to you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven, because it is the throne of God,

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Cross References

Exodus 20:7You do not take up the Name of your God YHWH for a vain thing, for YHWH does not acquit him who takes up His Name for a vain thing.

Numbers 30:2When a man vows a vow to YHWH, or has sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he does not defile his word; he does according to all that is going out from his mouth.

Deuteronomy 23:21When you vow a vow to your God YHWH, you do not delay to complete it; for your God YHWH certainly requires it from you, lest it has been sin in you.

Psalms 50:14Sacrifice to God confession, || And complete your vows to the Most High.

Ecclesiastes 5:4When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which you vow—complete.

Matthew 5:27You heard that it was said to the ancients: You will 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 →

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