Matthew 5:34-37
New King James Version
34 But I say to you, (A)do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is (B)God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of (C)the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 (D)But let [a]your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
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- Matthew 5:37 Lit. your word be yes yes
Matthew 5:34-37
New American Standard Bible
34 But I say to you, (A)take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is (B)the throne of God, 35 nor by the earth, for it is the (C)footstool of His feet, nor [a]by Jerusalem, for it is (D)the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. 37 But make sure your statement is, ‘[b]Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is [c]of (E)evil origin.
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- Matthew 5:35 Or toward
- Matthew 5:37 I.e., a clear “yes” or “no”
- Matthew 5:37 Or from the evil one
Matthew 5:34-37
King James Version
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
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