Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 5:34

“But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;”

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³²But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

³³Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

³⁴But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

³⁵Or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

³⁶Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

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