1. Matthieu 5:33 (NEG79)
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What does Jesus mean with the phrase “those of old”?

Matthieu 5:33 (NEG79)

33 Vous avez encore appris qu'il a été dit aux anciens: Tu ne te parjureras point, mais tu t'acquitteras envers le Seigneur de ce que tu as déclaré par serment.

Though some commentators understand Jesus to be referring to the oral tradition of the scribes and Pharisees, 1 those of old is most likely the people of Israel as they were gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai (Exodus 19—Numbers 10). 2