He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was livingin it.
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He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was livingin it.
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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John Gill
And he that shall swear by heaven,.... As the Jews were wont to do in common, but did not look upon such an oath as obligatory on them; See Gill on Mat 5:34, though such an one
sweareth by the throne of God; for heaven is God's throne, where he sits, and, in an eminent manner, displays the glory of his majesty:
and by him that sitteth thereon, by God himself. Thus swearing by anything that has any relation to God, is implicitly swearing by him; and therefore ought to be considered as binding, as if he was expressed in it; since an appeal cannot be made to things inanimate, nor indeed to any creature, but to God, the searcher of hearts.
JFB
Whose therefore shall swear by the altar, &c.--See on Mat 5:33-37.
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