Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Matthew 5:34
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
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But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
No JFB commentary on this verse.
Verse 34. - 35. _NEITHER BY HEAVEN_, c.] It was a custom among the Scythians, when they wished to bind themselves in the most solemn manner, to swear by the king's throne and if the king was at any ti...
BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, SWEAR NOT AT ALL - That is, in the manner which he proceeds to specify. Swear not in any of the common and profane ways customary at that time. BY HEAVEN; FOR IT IS GOD’S THRONE -...
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OATHS. Jesus sums up several OT passages, _e.g._ Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21. The use of oaths a
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You have heard that it was said by the people of the old days: You shall not take an oath falsely, but you shall pay your oath in full to the Lord. But I say to you: Do not swear at all, neither by he...
AT ALL. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6 ;. not lightly. The particulars given in verses: Matthew 5:35; Matthew 5:36. BY. Greek. _en._ GOD'S. App-98....
_Swear not at all_ The prohibition must be understood of rash and careless oaths in conversation, not of solemn asseveration in Courts of Justice. _for it is God's throne_ Such was the prevalent hypoc...
(γ) Oaths, 33–37...
ΜῊ ὈΜΌΣΑΙ ὍΛΩΣ. The prohibition must be understood of rash and careless oaths in conversation, not of solemn asseveration in Courts of Justice. ὍΤΙ ΘΡΌΝΟΣ ἘΣΤῚΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΘΕΟΥ͂. Such was the prevalent hypo...
Ver 33. "Again, 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:' 34. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neit...
_JESUS' TEACHING ABOUT MURDER, ADULTERY AND SWEARING MATTHEW 5:21-37:_ In Matthew 5:21-26 we learn that the thought of hatred produces the act of murder. Therefore, the thought is the act in the heart...
ΜΉΌΛΩΣ (G3361; G3650) = безусловное _Отр.._ (Schl., 182). ΌΜΌΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΌΜΝΥΜΙ / ΟΜΝΎΩ (G3660) клясться. _Inf._ используется в прямой речи (RG, 1060). ΌΤ (G3754) потому что....
DISCOURSE: 1306 SWEARING FORBIDDEN Matthew 5:33. Again, 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: but I sa...
AGAIN, YE HAVE HEARD, &C.— As to oaths, the doctors affirmed, that they were obligatory, according to the nature of the things by which a man swears. See ch. Matthew 23:16. Hence they allowed the use...
C. THE WISE AND GODLY MAN IN RELATION TO THE LAW 4. HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD TRUTH. TEXT: 5:33- 37 33. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt...
22 Gehenna, the valley of the son of Hinnom, just below the city of Jerusalem, where idolatrous worship was once carried on and where the city offal was burned, will once more become the incinerator f...
REVISION OF THE LAW OF OATHS. The prohibition 'Swear not at all' is to be taken in its widest sense, and not simply as forbidding the common oaths of conversation. Christ looks forward to a time when...
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(34-35) NEITHER BY HEAVEN;... NOR BY THE EARTH;... NEITHER BY JERUSALEM. — Other formulæ of oaths meet us in Matthew 23:16; James 5:12. It is not easy at first to understand the thought that underlies...
SWEAR NOT AT ALL. — Not a few interpreters, and even whole Christian communities, as _e.g._ the Society of Friends, see in these words, and in James 5:12, a formal prohibition of all oaths, either pro...
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_Fourth illustration: concerning oaths_. A new theme, therefore formally introduced as in Matthew 5:21. πάλιν points to a new _series_ of illustrations (Weiss, Mt.-Evan., p. 165). The first series is...
ὅλως : emphatic = παντελῶς, don't swear _at all_. Again an unqualified statement, to be taken not in the letter as a new law, but in the spirit as inculcating such a love of truth that so far as we ar...
PURE EYES AND CLEAN SPEECH Matthew 5:27-37 The legislation of the old time insisted that no member of the commonwealth should commit adultery, and enforced terrible penalties. See Deuteronomy 22:22-2...
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Swear not at all. We must not imagine that here are forbidden all oaths, where there is a just and necessary cause of calling God to witness. An oath on such an occasion is an act of justice and relig...
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What a beautiful train of thoughts arise from those words of Jesus. Not only the prohibition of the Load to what is so highly unsuitable and offensive in oaths and the like, but the injunction to a si...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
_REVERENCE FOR THE HOLY NAME_ ‘Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou … shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all,’ etc. Matthew 5:...
34._Swear not at all _Many have been led by the phrase, _not at all, _to adopt the false notion, that every kind of swearing is condemned by Christ. Some good men have been driven to this extreme rigo...
He then gathers around Him those who were definitively to follow Him in His ministry and His temptations; and, at His call, to link their portion and their lot with His, forsaking all beside. The str...
BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, SWEAR NOT AT ALL,.... Which must not be understood in the strictest sense, as though it was not lawful to take an oath upon any occasion, in an affair of moment, in a solemn seriou...
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Ver. 34. _Swear not at all_] Not at all by the creatures. _a_ (which the Pharisees held no fault), nor yet by the name...
_Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time_ Or rather, _was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself_, &c. See the margin. The Jewish doctors affirmed, that oaths were obli...
The practice of swearing in common conversation, or of swearing to a falsehood, shows great wickedness of heart....
An illustration from the Second Commandment:...
BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, SWEAR NOT AT ALL, NEITHER BY HEAVEN, FOR IT IS GOD'S THRONE;...
From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him we...
33-37 There is no reason to consider that solemn oaths in a court of justice, or on other proper occasions, are wrong, provided they are taken with due reverence. But all oaths taken without necessit...
First Apology of Justin And with regard to our not swearing at all, and always speaking the truth, He enjoined as follows: "Swear not at all; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; for whatsoeve...
Matthew 5:34 But G1161 I G1473 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213 not G3361 swear G3660 (G5658) all...
“But I say to you, do not swear oaths at all.” Once again we have Jesus' authoritative “I say to you.” He again claims to speak with unique authority. Jesus is here probably referring to general oaths...
3). THE DISCIPLES' APPROACH TO OATH-TAKING AND RELIABILITY (5:33-37). In Jesus' day the taking of oaths was popular and often somewhat hypocritical. Going by what was written later they were divided i...
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“Neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God, Nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, Nor towards Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your...
Matthew 5:34. THAT YE SWEAR NOT AT ALL, lit., ‘not to swear at all.' The reason is given, in Matthew 5:37. The prohibition is absolute for private and social life, and also for the kingdom of heaven,...
Our Lord defines His relation to the old dispensation (Matthew 5:17-19), thus introducing the negative leading thought, viz., the utter failure of the Pharisees to attain true righteousness, according...
GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
SWEAR NOT AT ALL (μη ομοσα ολως). More exactly "not to swear at all" (indirect command, and aorist infinitive). Certainly Jesus does not prohibit oaths in a court of justice for he himself answered...
Matthew 5:33 I. Our Lord does not here forbid a solemn oath, such as may be required, for example, in a court of justice. The law clearly allowed such an oath for confirmation. When the high priest ad...
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Matthew 5:1. _Seeing the multitudes,_ assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon t...
DO NOT USE ANY VOW. Vow: a strong declaration, or promise, usually made while calling upon God to punish the speaker if the promise is not true or the promise is not kept. Jesus is saying that such th...
_Swear not._ I. Profane swearing is always the evidence of a depraved heart. II. No man is believed any sooner in common conversation because he swears to a thing. III. It is no mark of a gentleman...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:33 An OATH involved using God’s name, or substitutes for it, to guarantee the truth of one’s statements (see Numbers 30:2). Jesus’ disciples
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:21 YOU HAVE HEARD THAT IT WAS SAID (vv. Matthew 5:21, Matt
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Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of scripture. Matthew five, And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has sat down, his disciples came unto...
Deuteronomy 23:21; Ecclesiastes 9:2; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 66:1;...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 : "preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom." Before the Lord sat a great crowd of p...
Did Jesus condemn all oath taking, even in court? (See comments on James 5:12.)...