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 t…

In verses 34-35, Jesus addresses oaths like, “Neither by heaven... nor by the earth... neither by Jerusalem.” Other forms of oaths are fou…

False swearing was forbidden formerly, but every kind of swearing is forbidden now by the word of our Lord Jesus. He mentions several forms of oath…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Lord has until now taught to abstain from injuring our neighbor, forbidding anger with murder, lust with…

Jesus now cites an antithesis on a new theme. What the people have heard is not given as direct OT quotation but as a summary statement accurately …

Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool
That the Jews were wont to swear by the earth, is clear from the above men…

There is no reason to consider solemn oaths in a court of justice, or on other proper occasions, to be wrong, provided they are taken with due reve…

Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, you shall not forswear yourself. Above, the Lord fulfilled one perm…