马太福音 5:33-35 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:17-48

Sermon on the mount: 3. Exceeding righteousness. A teacher who compels the public to look at an unfamiliar truth, the reformer who introduces a new style of goodness, will be misinterpreted just in proportion to the advance he makes upon former ideas. Our Lord renounced explicitly, and with warmth, the goodness of the Pharisees, and the cry was at once raised against him as a destroyer of the Law, a libertine, a companion or' loose people. He thus found himself called on publicly to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:21-48

( a ) Our Lord is still concerned with the relation of himself and his followers to the religion of the day, of which the Old Testament ( Matthew 5:17 ), and more especially the Law ( Matthew 5:18 ), was the accepted standard. But after having spoken of the need of careful attention to ( Matthew 5:17 , Matthew 5:18 ), and observance of ( Matthew 5:19 ), even the least commands of the Law, he goes on to point out the far-reaching character of these commands, whether they are such... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33

By them of old time ( Matthew 5:21 , note). Thou shalt not forswear thyself ( οὐκ ἐπιορκήσεις ). These two words are the substance of Le Matthew 19:12 , which itself (cf. Rashi, in loc. ) includes a reference to the third commandment. To them our Lord joins but shalt perform , etc., which is the substance of Deuteronomy 23:23 (cf. Numbers 30:2 ). (On our Lord's utterance representing the current form of teaching about oaths, cf. Deuteronomy 23:21 , note.) This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33-37

Oaths. Matthew only; but cf. Matthew 23:1-39 . 16-22. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33-37

The true fulfilling of the Law: Christ's fourth illustration. The consideration of this passage asks careful and fair understanding of the correct exposition of it (for which see also Exposition foregoing). Matthew 5:37 of itself, when strictly rendered, and the word "communication" replaced by "speech," or even "conversation,'' is sufficient to show that our Lord's pronouncements here do not refer either to solemn judicial occasions, or to those supremely solemn instances in which God is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:35

Nor by Jerusalem . The Hebraistic ἐν is here exchanged for the less unclassical εἰς , the reason, perhaps, being that definite direction of one's thought towards Jerusalem was, as it seems, insisted upon by some. "Rabbi Judah saith, He that saith, By Jerusalem, saith nothing, unless with an intent purpose he shall vow towards Jerusalem" (Tosipht., 'Ned.,' 1., in Lightfoot,' Her Hebr.'). So Revised Version margin, toward. For it is the city , etc. ( Psalms 48:2 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:33

Thou shalt not forswear thyself - Christ here proceeds to correct another false interpretation of the law. The law respecting oaths is found in Leviticus 19:12, and Deuteronomy 23:23. By those laws people were forbid to perjure themselves, or to forswear, that is, swear falsely.Perform unto the Lord - Perform literally, really, and religiously what is promised in an oath.Thine oaths - An oath is a solemn affirmation or declaration, made with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed,... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:17-48

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:21-48

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:33-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:35

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:33

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

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