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Matthew 5:33 - Exposition

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 current teaching was the logical deduction from the statements of the Law, and yet the Law had a higher aim.

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