Matius 5:33-34

Oaths

5:33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ¹  ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ ²  5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

[5:33]  ¹ tn Grk “the ancient ones.”

[5:33]  ² sn A quotation from Lev 19:12.