Parallel Bible results for "matthew 5:33-37"

Matthew 5:33-37

33 "Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’

34 But I tell you, don't take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God's throne;

34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

35 or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

36 Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.

36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.

37 But let your word 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no' be 'no.' Anything more than this is from the evil one.

37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.