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Matthew 5:37
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All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
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Matthew 5:37 in Other Translations
KJV
37
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
ESV
37
Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil.
NLT
37
Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.
MSG
37
Just say 'yes' and 'no.' When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong.
CSB
37
But let your word 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no' be 'no.' Anything more than this is from the evil one.
Matthew 5:37 In-Context
35
or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
36
And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.
37
All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
38
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’
39
But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
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1.
James 5:12
2.
Matthew 6:13
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Matthew 13:19,38
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John 17:15
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Ephesians 6:16
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2 Thessalonians 3:3
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1 John 2:13,14
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1 John 3:12
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1 John 5:18,19
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[a].
Or "from evil"
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