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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33-37

Profanity. In the words before us our Lord brings out the very spirit of the third commandment. We have to distinguish— I. THE SWEARING THAT IS NOT FORBIDDEN . This is of two kinds, viz. religious and civil—spiritual and judicial. 1 . Spiritual swearing. 2 . Judicial swearing. II. THE SWEARING FORBIDDEN IS THE PROFANE . 1 . False swearing is emphatically such. 2 . -Promissory vows are especially to be avoided. 3 . Habitual swearing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:34

Swear not at all (cf. James 5:12 ). Yet, as St. Augustine points out, St. Paul took oaths in his writings ( 2 Corinthians 1:23 ; 2 Corinthians 11:31 ); and our Lord himself did not refuse to answer when put upon his oath ( Matthew 26:63 , Matthew 26:64 ). He, that is to say, and St. Paul after him, accepted the fact that there are times when a solemn oath must be taken. How, then, can we explain this absolute prohibition here? In that our Lord is not here thinking at all of formal... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:34-35

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 - To swear by that was, if it meant anything, to swear by Him that sitteth thereon, Matthew 23:22.Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool - Swearing by that, therefore, is really swearing by God. Or perhaps it means:1.That we have no right to pledge, or swear by, what belongs to God; and,2.That... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:33-37

Matthew 5:33-37. 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 obligatory according to the nature of the things by which a man swears: Matthew 23:10. Hence they allowed the use of such oaths in common conversation as they said were not obligatory; pretending that there was no harm in them, because the law, which forbade them to forswear... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:21-48

40. Legal obedience is not enough (Matthew 5:21-48; Luke 6:27-36; Luke 12:57-59)After his explanation concerning right and wrong attitudes to the law, Jesus gives a number of examples. He introduces these examples with statements such as ‘You have heard that it was said in the past’. This is not the same as ‘It is written’. Jesus is not quoting from the Old Testament but from the teachings of the scribes and Pharisees. He is not contradicting the law but the interpretations of the law that the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:34

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 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:34

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.The obvious meaning is that a Christian's word is his bond. He does not need to reinforce his words with any oath or... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:33-37

Matthew 5:33-37. 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 of such oaths in common conversation as they said were not obligatory; pretending that there was no harm in them, because the law which forbad them to forswear themselves, and enjoined them to perform their vows, meant such solemn oaths only, as were of a binding nature. It was... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 5:17-48

Righteousness and the Scriptures 5:17-48In His discussion of righteousness (character and conduct that conforms to the will of God), Jesus went back to the revelation of God’s will, namely, God’s Word, the Old Testament. read more