The worse men are, the less they are bound by oaths; the better they are, the less there is need for them. Our Lord does not enjoin the precise terms wherein we are to affirm or deny, but such a constant regard to truth as would render oaths unnecessary.

— Matthew Henry (1662–1714), Bibelausleger

Related Bible passage: MAT.5.37

Topics: Freedom & Truth, Ethical Questions

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry (1662–1714) war ein englischer presbyterianischer Pfarrer und Theologe, der vor allem in Chester und London wirkte. Bekannt ist er für seinen mehrbändigen Bibelkommentar, der theologische Auslegung mit puritanisch geprägter Frömmigkeit und lebenspraktischer Seelsorge verbindet. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet sein gemeinfreies Werk vor allem als leicht zugängliche, erbauliche und sprichwörtlich formulierte Texterklärung, die jedoch keinen wissenschaftlich-kritischen Anspruch erhebt.

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