Matthew 5:34 ESV

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 5:33-37

DISCOURSE: 1306SWEARING FORBIDDENMatthew 5:33-37. 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; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-48

Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of scripture. Matthew five,And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has sat down, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth, and he taught them, saying, ( Matthew 5:1-2 ).The first thing to notice is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for everybody. The Sermon on the Mount was not for the multitudes. Jesus is not here talking to the multitudes, he is talking to his disciples and unless a... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:1-48

Matthew 5:1 . Seeing the multitudes, assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon them, not for distinction of dress and rank, these being vain in the eyes of heaven: he looked for those whom the world overlook, he looked for his Father’s image in the crowd, the poor in spirit, the mourners, and the meek. Matthew 5:3 . Blessed are the poor in spirit. These characters are... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 5:33-34

Matthew 5:33-34Swear not.I. Profane swearing is always the evidence of a depraved heart.II. No man is believed any sooner in common conversation because he swears to a thing.III. It is no mark of a gentleman to swear.IV. Profaneness does no man any good. It is degrading, etc.V. God will not hold the profane swearer guiltless. There is not in the universe more cause of amazement at God’s forbearance. (Dr. A. Barnes.)I. It is mean to swear.II. It is rude to swear.III. Swearing is the sign of an... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 5:34

34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Ver. 34. Swear not at all ] Not at all by the creatures. a (which the Pharisees held no fault), nor yet by the name of God in common talk, lightly, rashly, and irreverently; for such vain oaths the land mourneth. Oaths, alas, are become very interjections of speech to the common people, and phrases of gallantry to the braver. He that cannot swear with a grace, wanteth his tropes and his figures befitting a... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 5:34

Swear: Deuteronomy 23:21-Isaiah :, Ecclesiastes 9:2, James 5:12 heaven: Matthew 23:16-Song of Solomon :, Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 66:1 Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:12 - ye shall Numbers 30:2 - swear Deuteronomy 5:11 - General Psalms 11:4 - the Lord's Ezekiel 43:7 - and the place Daniel 4:26 - the heavens Matthew 5:22 - I say Matthew 23:22 - by the Matthew 26:72 - with Mark 6:23 - he Acts 7:49 - Heaven Acts 17:24 - seeing read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:34

34. Swear not at all Neither in his prohibition of swearing nor of violence (38-42) is our Lord giving any law for the magistrate or the governmental regulations, but for private conduct. The officer of government has still a right to use force, and the magistrate to administer an oath. In fact, to forbid these things in private life secures that they may be done magistratively with better effect. None of the oaths which our Lord adduces as specimens are judicial oaths. The Orientalists... read more