And Judah begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

And his fame spread throughout all Syria: and they brought to him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and those who were possessed with demons, and those who were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

And whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things upon it.

And whoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it.

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.

Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crowed.

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.