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Matthew 5:32-38 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

32. But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife, except in the case of fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery.

33. Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not swear falsely. For you shall repay your oaths to the Lord.'

34. But I say to you, do not swear an oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

35. nor by earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.

36. Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head, because you are not able to cause one hair to become white or black.

37. But let your word 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and 'No' mean 'No.' For anything beyond that is of evil.

38. You have heard that it was said: 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

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