On oaths.

Matthew 5.33-37.

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Matthew 5.33-37.
³³ Πάλιν ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις· Οὐκ ἐπιορκήσεις, ἀποδώσεις δὲ τῷ κυρίῳ τοὺς ὅρκους σου. ³⁴ ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν μὴ ὀμόσαι ὅλως, μήτε ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὅτι θρόνος ἐστὶν τοῦ θεοῦ, ³⁵ μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ, μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶν τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως· ³⁶ μήτε ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ σου ὀμόσῃς, ὅτι οὐ δύνασαι μίαν τρίχα λευκὴν ποιῆσαι ἢ μέλαιναν. ³⁷ ἔστω δὲ ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν ναὶ ναί, οὒ οὔ· τὸ δὲ περισσὸν τούτων ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ἐστιν.
Extant: א B D L W Δ Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine.
Eusebius 37d. Word count: 82. Previous: Matthew 5.31-32. Next: Matthew 5.38-48.
³³ Again you heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not break an oath, but you shall give back your oaths to the Lord. ³⁴ But I say to you not to make an oath at all, neither on heaven, since it is the throne of God, ³⁵ nor on earth, since it is the footstool for his feet, nor toward Jerusalem, since it is the city of the great king. ³⁶ Nor shall you make an oath on your own head, since you are not able to make one hair white or black. ³⁷ But let your word be yes, yes, or no, no; and what goes beyond these things is from the evil one.

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