26. I promise you that you will not get out until you have paid the last penny you owe.
27. You know the commandment which says, “Be faithful in marriage.”
28. But I tell you that if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts.
29. If your right eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body, than for your whole body to end up in hell.
30. If your right hand causes you to sin, chop it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one part of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
31. You have been taught that a man who divorces his wife must write out divorce papers for her.
32. But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin. If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife.
33. You know that our ancestors were told, “Don't use the Lord's name to make a promise unless you are going to keep it.”
34. But I tell you not to swear by anything when you make a promise! Heaven is God's throne, so don't swear by heaven.
35. The earth is God's footstool, so don't swear by the earth. Jerusalem is the city of the great king, so don't swear by it.
36. Don't swear by your own head. You cannot make one hair white or black.
37. When you make a promise, say only “Yes” or “No”. Anything else comes from the devil.