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Matthew 5:33-37 KJV
Matthew · chapter 5 · verses 33–37
33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: 35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.Matthew 5:33-37 · King James Version
Matthew 5:33-37 in context
31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Commentary
Cross references
- Deuteronomy 23:21
- Leviticus 19:12
- Ecclesiastes 5:4-6
- Deuteronomy 23:23
- Psalms 76:11
- Numbers 30:2-16
- James 5:12
- Isaiah 66:1
- Deuteronomy 23:21-23
- Psalms 48:2
- Colossians 4:6
- Colossians 3:9
Key words (Strong's)
- communicationlogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- footstoolpousa foot, both of men or beast, often in the orient, one put his foot on vanquished, of…G4228 →
- footstoolhypopodiona footstool, to make one a footstool of one s feetG5286 →
- JerusalemhierosolymaJerusalem = " set ye double peace" , denotes either the city itself or the…G2414 →
- performapodidōmito deliver, to give away for one s own profit what is one s own, to sell, to pay off…G591 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- comethesti"he/she/it is"G2076 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
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We have here an exposition of the third commandment, which we are the more concerned right to understand, because it is particularly said, that God will not hold him guiltless, however he may hold himself, who breaks this commandment, by taking the name of the Lord in vain. Now as to this command, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 33-37