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

Matthew 5:33-37

33 "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS 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 say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

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, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for 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 "Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one 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 statement be, 'Yes, yes ' or 'No, no '; anything beyond these is of evil.

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