en_tn/mat/05/33.md

# General Information:

Jesus is talking to a group of people about what they as individuals should and should not do. The "you" is plural in "you have heard" and "I say to you." The "you" and "your" are singular in "Do not swear" and "carry out your oaths," but in some languages they may need to be plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues to teach about how he has come to fulfill the Old Testament law. Here he begins to speak about swearing oaths.

# Again, you

"Also, you" or "Here is another example. You"

# it was said to those in ancient times

This can be expressed with an active verb. AT: "God said to those who lived long ago" or "Moses said to your ancestors long ago" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# Do not swear a false oath, but carry out your oaths to the Lord.

"Do not swear that you will do something and then not do it. Instead do whatever you have sworn to the Lord that you will do"

# swear not at all ... city of the great King

Here Jesus means that when people make a promise or when they say that something is true, they must not swear by anything. Some people were teaching that if a person swears by God that he will do something, then he must do it, but if he swears by something else, such as by heaven or earth, then it is less offensive if he does not do what he swore to do. Jesus says that swearing by heaven or earth or Jerusalem is just as serious as swearing by God because those things all belong to God.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

Fixed note 2017-08-15 15:18:09 +00:00			`Jesus is talking to a group of people about what they as individuals should and should not do. The "you" is plural in "you have heard" and "I say to you." The "you" and "your" are singular in "Do not swear" and "carry out your oaths," but in some languages they may need to be plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])`
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Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`

			`Jesus continues to teach about how he has come to fulfill the Old Testament law. Here he begins to speak about swearing oaths.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Again, you`

			`"Also, you" or "Here is another example. You"`

Fixed note 2017-08-15 15:35:33 +00:00			`# it was said to those in ancient times`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Fixed note 2017-08-15 15:35:33 +00:00			`This can be expressed with an active verb. AT: "God said to those who lived long ago" or "Moses said to your ancestors long ago" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Fixed notes content 2017-08-14 20:51:14 +00:00			`# Do not swear a false oath, but carry out your oaths to the Lord.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Fixed notes content 2017-08-14 20:51:14 +00:00			`"Do not swear that you will do something and then not do it. Instead do whatever you have sworn to the Lord that you will do"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# swear not at all ... city of the great King`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Fixed notes content 2017-08-14 20:51:14 +00:00			`Here Jesus means that when people make a promise or when they say that something is true, they must not swear by anything. Some people were teaching that if a person swears by God that he will do something, then he must do it, but if he swears by something else, such as by heaven or earth, then it is less offensive if he does not do what he swore to do. Jesus says that swearing by heaven or earth or Jerusalem is just as serious as swearing by God because those things all belong to God.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00