Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Instead, let your message be "Yes' for "Yes' and "No' for "No.' Anything more than that comes from the evil one."
A Conservative Version
But let your word be, Yes, yes, No, no. And anything beyond these is from evil.
American Standard Version
But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one .
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But you should just say 'yes' [when you mean] yes, and 'no' [when you mean] no. Whatever you say beyond these [i.e., enforcing them by oaths] is of the evil one [i.e., the devil].
Anderson New Testament
But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no; for whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
Bible in Basic English
But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
Common New Testament
Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but let your communication be, yes, yes; no, no: for whatever goes beyond this, is evil.
Darby Translation
But let your word be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but what is more than these is from evil.
Godbey New Testament
But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but that which aboundeth more than these is of the evil one.
Goodspeed New Testament
But your way of speaking must be 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything that goes beyond that comes from the evil one.
John Wesley New Testament
But let your conversation be yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of the evil one.
Julia Smith Translation
But let your word be Yea, yea, and No, no: but that above this is of evil.
King James 2000
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these comes from evil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But let your statement be 'Yes, yes; no, no,' and anything beyond these is from the evil one.
Modern King James verseion
But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no. For whatever is more than these comes from evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But your communication shall be, 'Yea, Yea; Nay, nay': for whatsoever is more than that cometh of evil.
Moffatt New Testament
Let what you say be simply 'yes' or 'no'; whatever exceeds that springs from evil.
Montgomery New Testament
"But let your word be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the Evil One.
NET Bible
Let your word be 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no.' More than this is from the evil one.
New Heart English Bible
But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
Noyes New Testament
But let your language be, Yea, yea; Nay; nay; for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.
Sawyer New Testament
But let your speech be, yes, yes, and no, no; for any thing more than this is evil.
The Emphasized Bible
But let your word be, Yea, yea, - Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; No, no: for all addition to these is from the wicked one.
Webster
But let your communication be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay: for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.
Weymouth New Testament
But let your language be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' Anything in excess of this comes from the Evil one.
Williams New Testament
But your way of speaking must be a simple 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
World English Bible
But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
Worrell New Testament
But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes;' 'No, no;' and what is more than these is of the evil one.
Worsley New Testament
but let your conversation be yea, yea; no, no; for whatever is more than these, cometh from the evil one.
Youngs Literal Translation
but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.
Themes
Conversation » Speech, admonitions concerning
Judaism » The religion of the jews » To make room for the gospel
Speech » Admonitions concerning
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:37
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Taking Oaths
36 Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black. 37 Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong. 38 You have heard that it was said--'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
Phrases
Cross References
James 5:12
Above all things, my Brothers, never take an oath, either by heaven, or by earth, or by anything else. With you let 'Yes' suffice for yes, and 'No' for no, so that you may escape condemnation.
Matthew 13:19
When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path.
Matthew 13:38
The field is the world. By the good seed is meant the People of the Kingdom. The tares are the wicked,
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.
John 8:44
As for you, you are children of your Father the Devil, and you are determined to do what your father loves to do. He was a murderer from the first, and did not stand by the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he does what is natural to him; because he is a liar, and the father of lying.
John 17:15
I do not ask thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from Evil.
2 Corinthians 1:17-20
As this was my plan, where, pray, did I show any fickleness of purpose? Or do you think that my plans are formed on mere impulse, so that in the same breath I say 'Yes' and 'No'?
Ephesians 4:25
Since, therefore, you have cast off what is false, 'you must every one of you speak the truth to your neighbors.' For we are united to one another like the parts of a body.
Colossians 3:9
Never lie to one another. Get rid of your old self and its habits,
Colossians 4:6
Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord will not fail you; he will give you strength, and guard you from Evil.
1 John 2:13
I am writing, Fathers, to you, because you have learned to know him who has been from the Beginning. I am writing, Young Men, to you, because you have conquered the Evil One. I write, Children, to you, because you have learned to know the Father.
1 John 3:12
We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? It was because his life was bad while his brother's was good.
1 John 5:18
We know that no one who has received the new Life from God lives in sin. No, he who has received the new Life from God keeps the thought of God in his heart, and then the Evil One does not touch him.
Matthew 6:13
And take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'