35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.(A) 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;(B) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:37 Or from evil

35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

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