^{33 Ref} "Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'

^{34 Ref} but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

^{35 Ref} nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

^{36 Ref} Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.

^{37 Ref} But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'no.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.