Matthew 5:30-40

English Standard Version

³⁰^(A)And if your right hand ^(B)causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into ^(C)hell.

Divorce

³¹^(D)“It was also said, ^(E)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ³²^(F)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^(G)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

³³“Again ^(H)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(I)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(J)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^(K)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(L)it is the throne of God, ³⁵or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^(M)the city of the great King. ³⁶And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^(N)anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

Retaliation

³⁸^(O)“You have heard that it was said, ^(P)‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹But I say to you, ^(Q)Do not resist the one who is evil. But ^(R)if anyone ^(S)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰And ^(T)if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,^[b] let him have your cloak as well.