'Statement' in the Bible

But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil.

Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”

But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.

But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.