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Matthew 5:36

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


Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

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Mile

  

A 'Mile', like a "way", signifies a progression in states of understanding or of love. It can be a progression in a good direction, or in a bad one.

Apocalypse Explained 556:9, in discussing the famous "going the extra mile" verse in Matthew 5:41, mentions its similarity to the concept "way", and "way" is treated of in Arcana Coelestia 2287, 2331, 2333, 3142, and elsewhere.