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34 But I say to you, ado not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is bGod’s throne;  
35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of athe great King.  
36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.
37 aBut let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.  

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38 “You have heard that it was said, a‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’  
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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Matthew 5:36

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black—In the other oaths specified, God's name was profaned quite as really as if His name had been uttered, because it was instantly suggested by the mention of His "throne," His "footstool," His "city." But in swearing by our own head and the like, the objection lies in their being "beyond our control," and therefore profanely assumed to have a stability which they have not.




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