nor ‘by earth,’ for it is the footstool for His feet; nor ‘by Jerusalem,’ for it is the city of the great King [i.e., God].
Matthew 5:36 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) You should not take an oath, [saying] ‘by my head,’ for you cannot make a single hair white or black. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And do not swear by your head, for you are not able to make a single hair white or black. American Standard Version (1901) Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. Common English Bible And you must not pledge by your head, because you can’t turn one hair white or black. Catholic Public Domain Version Neither shall you swear an oath by your own head, because you are not able to cause one hair to become white or black. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. |
nor ‘by earth,’ for it is the footstool for His feet; nor ‘by Jerusalem,’ for it is the city of the great King [i.e., God].
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].
And which one of you can worry yourself into living a single day longer?
And which one of you can worry yourself into living a single day longer?