But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. |
But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment. |
But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but let your yes be yes, and your no, no (or, let yours be the yes, yes, and the no, no); so that you may not fall under judgment. |
Above all, my brothers, do not swear – not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let you “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned. |
But above all [things], my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath; but let your yes be [a simple] yes, and your no be [a simple] no, so that you may not sin and fall under condemnation. |
But especially, my brethren, stop the practice of putting yourselves under oath, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath, but be letting your Yes be Yes and your No be No in order that you may not fall under judgment. |
It is of the highest importance, my brothers, that your speech should be free from oaths (whether they are “by” heaven or earth or anything else). Your yes should be a plain yes, and your no a plain no, and then you cannot go wrong in the matter. |
Above all, my brothers, stop swearing, either by heaven or by the earth, or by anything else. Let your “Yes” mean Yes, and your “No,” No, so as to keep from falling under condemnation. |
But 1161 above 4253 all things, 3956 my 3450 brethren, 80 swear 3660 not, 3361 neither 3383 by heaven, 3772 neither 3383 by the 3588 earth, 1093 neither 3383 by any 243 other 5100 oath: 3727 but 1161 let your 5216 yea 3483 be 2277 yea; 3483 and 2532 your 3588 nay, 3756 nay; 3756 lest 3363 ye fall 4098 into 1519 condemnation. 5272 |
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