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You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions. You have the right to have a lawyer with you during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish.
The reference to Heaven as the Throne of God comes from Isaiah 66:1. Hill notes that while heaven in Matthew is often used as a periphrasis for God's name it is quite clearly not so used in this verse. [4] At the time of Christ oaths were a much debated issue in the Jewish community.
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish.
The word translated as fool is the Greek moros, which has a similar meaning to the Aramaic reka. However moros also was used to mean godless , and thus could be much more severe a term than reka . The reading of godless can explain why the punishment is more severe. [ 11 ]
neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Many scholars believe that in the previous verses Jesus tells his followers that swearing upon heaven or the earth is the same as swearing upon God because heaven and earth are the throne and footstool ...
You do not have to say anything unless you wish to do so, but anything you do say will be taken down and may be given in evidence. This is similar to the right to silence clause in the Miranda Warning in the US. [4] PACE Code C, one of the codes of practice issued under PACE, was modified to specify a uniform wording for the caution, namely:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize sympathies with the Christian ...
Matthew 5:11 is the eleventh verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.It is the ninth verse of the Sermon on the Mount.Some commentators consider this verse to be the beginning of the last Beatitude, [who?] but others disagree, [who?] seeing it as more of an expansion on the eighth and final Beatitude in the previous verse.