30. "If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Your hand is only one part of your body. It is better to lose it than for your whole body to go into hell.
31. "It has been said, 'Suppose a man divorces his wife. If he does, he must give her a letter of divorce.' (Deuteronomy 24:1)
32. But here is what I tell you. Anyone who divorces his wife causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who gets married to the divorced woman commits adultery. A man may divorce his wife only if she has not been faithful to him.
33. "Again, you have heard what was said to your people long ago. They were told, 'Do not break the promises you make to the Lord. Keep the oaths you have made to him.'
34. But here is what I tell you. Do not make any promises like that at all. Do not make them in the name of heaven. That is God's throne.
35. Do not make them in the name of the earth. That is the stool for God's feet. Do not make them in the name of Jerusalem. That is the city of the Great King.
36. And do not take an oath in the name of your head. You can't make even one hair white or black.
37. "Just let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes.' Let your 'No' mean 'No.' Anything more than this comes from the evil one.
38. "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye must be put out for an eye. A tooth must be knocked out for a tooth.' (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21)