33 “Again, (A)you have heard that (a)the ancients were told, ‘(b)(B)You shall not (c)make false vows, but shall fulfill your (d)vows to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (C)make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is (D)the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the (E)footstool of His feet, or (e)by Jerusalem, for it is (F)the city of the great King.

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 5:33: ['Lit ', it was said to the ancients]
b. Matthew 5:33: [you, ' and ', your, ' are singular here']
c. Matthew 5:33: ['Or ', break your vows]
d. Matthew 5:33: ['Lit ', oaths]
e. Matthew 5:35: ['Or ', toward]

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