Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Matthew
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:33 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:33 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:33 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:33 JFB -> Commentary on 5:33 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:33 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:33 PNT -> Commentary on 5:33 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:33 TFG -> Commentary on 5:33 TSK -> Commentary on 5:33 TSK -> Entry for 5:33 WEN -> Notes on 5:33 NTB -> Commandments; Instruction; Judaism; Law; Oath; Perjury; Quotations And Allusions; Religion TTT -> Swearing Falsely WJD -> Devotional using 5:33 WJD -> Devotional using 5:33 5:33 - [In Context] "You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, 'When you make a vow F68 (promise), don't break that promise. Keep the vows (promises) that you make to the Lord.' F69
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:34 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:34 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:34 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:34 JFB -> Commentary on 5:34 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:34 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:34 PNT -> Commentary on 5:34 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:34 TFG -> Commentary on 5:34 TSK -> Commentary on 5:34 TSK -> Entry for 5:34 WEN -> Notes on 5:34 NTB -> Commandments; Heaven; Instruction; Judaism; Law; Oath; Religion; Throne TTT -> Oaths; Swearing, Profane EBD -> Oath WJD -> Devotional using 5:34 WJD -> Devotional using 5:34 5:34 - [In Context] But I tell you, never make a vow. Don't make a vow using the name of heaven, because heaven is God's throne.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:35 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:35 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:35 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:35 JFB -> Commentary on 5:35 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:35 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:35 PNT -> Commentary on 5:35 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:35 TFG -> Commentary on 5:35 TSK -> Commentary on 5:35 TSK -> Entry for 5:35 WEN -> Notes on 5:35 NTB -> Commandments; Instruction; Jerusalem; Judaism; Law; Oath; Religion; Stool TTT -> Earth, The; Oaths; Swearing, Profane EBD -> Footstool WJD -> Devotional using 5:35 WJD -> Devotional using 5:35 5:35 - [In Context] Don't make a vow using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don't make a vow using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King (God).
Study Resource List DSN -> Synopsis on 5:36 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:36 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:36 JFB -> Commentary on 5:36 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:36 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:36 PNT -> Commentary on 5:36 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:36 TFG -> Commentary on 5:36 TSK -> Commentary on 5:36 TSK -> Entry for 5:36 WEN -> Notes on 5:36 NTB -> Commandments; Instruction; Judaism; Law; Oath; Religion TTT -> Hair, The; Head; Oaths; Swearing, Profane SBD -> Hair WJD -> Devotional using 5:36 WJD -> Devotional using 5:36 5:36 - [In Context] And don't even say that your own head is proof that you will keep your vow. You cannot make one hair on your head become white or black.
Study Resource List DSN -> Synopsis on 5:37 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:37 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:37 JFB -> Commentary on 5:37 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:37 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:37 PNT -> Commentary on 5:37 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:37 TFG -> Commentary on 5:37 TSK -> Commentary on 5:37 TSK -> Entry for 5:37 WEN -> Notes on 5:37 NTB -> Commandments; Conversation; Instruction; Judaism; Law; Oath; Religion; Speaking EBD -> Oath WJD -> Devotional using 5:37 WJD -> Devotional using 5:37 5:37 - [In Context] Say only 'yes' if you mean yes, and say only 'no' if you mean no. If you must say more than 'yes' or 'no,' it is from the Evil One (the devil).
FOOTNOTES: F68: vow   A very strong promise that a person makes, often using the name of something important. F69: 'When … Lord'   See Lev. 19:12; Num. 30:2; Deut. 23:21.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.