Focused Passage

Matthew 5:33-37

Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness

Matthew moves from kingdom blessedness, to disciple witness, to Jesus' fulfillment of Scripture, to a righteousness that surpasses externalism by addressing the heart before God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

34But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

35or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

36Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

37Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

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References and Original Words

Verse 33

Original words

AgainΠάλινG3825Adverbyou have heardἠκούσατεG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionit was saidἐρρέθηG2046Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralancientsἀρχαίοιςG744Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralDo not break your oathἐπιορκήσειςG1964Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ΟὐκG3756AdverbbutδὲG1161ConjunctionfulfillἀποδώσειςG591Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularvowsὅρκουςG3727Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Numbers 30:2
Verse 34

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingulartellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralnotμὴG3361Adverbto swearὀμόσαιG3660Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activeat allὅλωςG3654Adverb[either]μήτεG3383ConjunctionbyἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανῷG3772Noun - Dative Masculine SingularforὅτιG3754Conjunctionit isἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularthroneθρόνοςG2362Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 35

Original words

[or]μήτεG3383ConjunctionbyἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularearthγῇG1093Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforὅτιG3754Conjunctionit isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHis footstoolὑποπόδιόνG5286Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular. . .ποδῶνG4228Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[or]μήτεG3383ConjunctionbyεἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαG2414Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralforὅτιG3754Conjunctionit isἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] cityπόλιςG4172Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulargreatμεγάλουG3173Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularKingΒασιλέωςG935Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 36

Original words

NorμήτεG3383Conjunctionshould you swearὀμόσῃςG3660Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularbyἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularheadκεφαλῇG2776Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou cannotδύνασαιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular. . .οὐG3756AdverbmakeποιῆσαιG4160Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activea singleμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularhairτρίχαG2359Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhiteλευκὴνG3022Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularorG2228ConjunctionblackμέλαινανG3189Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 37

Original words

SimplyδὲG1161ConjunctionletἔστωG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-λόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularYesΝαὶG3483Particle[be] ‘YesναίG3483Particle[and your] ‘NoοὒG3756AdverbNoΟὔG3756AdverbAnythingτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .δὲG1161ConjunctionmoreπερισσὸνG4053Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .τούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralcomesἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularevil [one]πονηροῦG4190Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or from evil

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