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32 But I say to you that everyone sending-away his wife except for a matter[a] of sexual-immorality is causing her to commit-adultery[b]. And whoever marries a woman having been sent-away [from her husband] is committing-adultery.

Some Say Do Not Break Your Oath. I Say Do Not Swear an Oath At All

33 “Again, you heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not break-your-oath[c], but you shall pay your oaths to the Lord’. 34 But I say to you not to swear-with-an-oath[d] at all—

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:32 Or, word, account.
  2. Matthew 5:32 Or, become-an-adulteress. That is, when she remarries.
  3. Matthew 5:33 Or, swear-falsely, make-false-oaths.
  4. Matthew 5:34 Or, affirm, confirm with an oath, such as saying ‘I swear by heaven...’.

32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(A)

Oaths

33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(B) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(C) 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(D) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(E)

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