Matthew 5:33-34
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Other commentaries on this verse
- John Gill - Exposition - Matthew 5:33
- John Gill - Exposition - Matthew 5:34
- Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew 5
- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Matthew 5:33-37
- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Matthew 5:34-37
Matthew 5:33-34. 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 say unto you, Swear not at all:-
Christ thus abolishes the whole system of swearing, as it ought to be abolished in every place; and he goes on to show that he did not mean merely unclean, false oaths, or oaths taken as some men take them blasphemously, but every form and kind of oath, for he says, "Swear not at all"-