When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
Matthew 5:37 - English Standard Version 2016 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let your Yes be simply Yes, and your No be simply No; anything more than that comes from the evil one. [Lev. 19:12; Num. 30:2; Deut. 23:21.] American Standard Version (1901) But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one. Common English Bible Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one. Catholic Public Domain Version But let your word 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and 'No' mean 'No.' For anything beyond that is of evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil. |
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.
We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous.
We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.