Matthew 5:33 meaning and explanation
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
Matthew 5:33, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is teaching His disciples on the mountain, continuing a series of contrasts between what they had heard taught and what He now says. Here He summarizes Old Testament instruction about oaths: whoever swears must not break the oath but must keep the vow made to the Lord.
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