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Matthew 5:35–36

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56: 312:, which was a common and well known practice even in this era. Harrington disagrees, and believes this is an ironic reference to hair dye. While a person may change the color of the surface of their hair, underneath it remains unchanged. Just as one can change ones outward behavior, but it means nothing if the interior beliefs are not also changed. 307:
and footstool of God. In this verse Jesus makes clear that even swearing by one's own head is the equivalent of swearing by God because one's head is also under God's dominion since an individual cannot change the color of their hair. Schweizer notes that this passage does not take into account
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believes the reference to white hair may be linked to the honored state of elders in the society, and that dyeing hair white was thus an attempt to dissemble such a status. L.L. Welborn notes several parallel accounts of oath taking contemporaneous with the New Testament, particularly with
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feels that as with the previous verse Jesus is countering the belief that swearing by things other than God is not equivalent to swearing by God. Thus he argues that swearing by the earth is the same as swearing by God as the earth is "god's
132:"to not swear oaths" and in here presents examples of swearing oaths. In context, this passage refers not to the modern understanding of cursing or using foul language, but rather, the act of swearing oaths and making promises. 252:. Hill notes that "by Jerusalem" can be translated as "toward Jerusalem" and could be linked to the practice of turning toward Jerusalem when swearing an oath. The term "great king" is a clear reference to 303:
Many scholars believe that in the previous verses Jesus tells his followers that swearing upon heaven or the earth is the same as swearing upon God because heaven and earth are the
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notes that through the Gospel the author of Matthew tends to pair heaven and earth. The reference to Jerusalem is to
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neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay;
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in the previous verse to tell his followers not to swear by
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35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet;
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nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
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35 μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ
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35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither
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because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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are the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth verses of the
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