“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps…
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“Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’;…
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“But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of…
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“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord’” (Matthew 5:33). Take care with what you…
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“Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for…
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“And if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the…
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“Now if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the…
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already…
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“Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge,…
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“Therefore, if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go;…
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