Matthew 5:33-37

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Oaths

³³“Again ^(A)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(C)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^(D)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(E)it is the throne of God, ³⁵or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^(F)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’; ^(G)anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:37 Or the evil one

Isaiah 60:1-4

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The Future Glory of Israel

60 ^(A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and ^(B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
²For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
    and his glory will be seen upon you.
³^(C)And nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your rising.

⁴^(D)Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
^(E)your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.

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