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Matthew 5:34-35
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 5:34-35
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
34 (A)But I say to you, do not swear at all;[a] not by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
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- 5:34–36 The use of these oath formularies that avoid the divine name is in fact equivalent to swearing by it, for all the things sworn by are related to God.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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