Matthew 5:33-41 (Gospel)
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- Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’
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- But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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- nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
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- Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.
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- But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’. For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
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- You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
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- But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
- 40
- If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.
- 41
- And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.