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Matthew 5:33-35
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 5:33-35
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Some Say Do Not Break Your Oath. I Say Do Not Swear an Oath At All
33 “Again, you heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not break-your-oath[a], but you shall pay your oaths to the Lord’. 34 But I say to you not to swear-with-an-oath[b] at all— 35 neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God; nor by earth, because it is a footstool of His feet; nor with reference to Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King;
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- Matthew 5:33 Or, swear-falsely, make-false-oaths.
- Matthew 5:34 Or, affirm, confirm with an oath, such as saying ‘I swear by heaven...’.
Matthew 5:33-35
New International Version
Matthew 5:33-35
New International Version
Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(A) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(B) 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(C) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(D) 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.(E)
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