Matthew 5:33-37
Legacy Standard Bible
33 “Again, (A)you have heard that [a]the ancients were told, ‘[b](B)You shall not [c]make false vows, but shall fulfill your [d]vows to the [e]Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (C)make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is (D)the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the (E)footstool of His feet, or [f]by Jerusalem, for it is (F)the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is [g]of (G)the evil one.
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- Matthew 5:33 Lit it was said to the ancients
- Matthew 5:33 you and your are singular here
- Matthew 5:33 Or break your vows
- Matthew 5:33 Lit oaths
- Matthew 5:33 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 23:21
- Matthew 5:35 Or toward
- Matthew 5:37 Or from evil
Matthew 5:33-37
New English Translation
Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,[a] ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’[b] 34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all—not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.[c] 36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. 37 Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.[d]
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- Matthew 5:33 tn Grk “the ancient ones.”
- Matthew 5:33 sn A quotation from Lev 19:12.
- Matthew 5:35 sn The final clause is an allusion to Ps 48:2. In light of Ps 48:1-2 most understand the great King as a reference to God in this context (thus the capitalization).
- Matthew 5:37 tn The term πονηροῦ (ponērou) may be understood as specific and personified, referring to the devil, or possibly as a general reference to evil. It is most likely personified, however, since it is articular and how it fits into the surrounding context (τοῦ πονηροῦ, tou ponērou). Cf. also “the evildoer” in v. 39, which is the same construction.
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