¹² But above all, ^(A)my brothers and sisters, ^(B)do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but ^[a]your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.

³⁴ But I say to you, ^(A)take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is ^(B)the throne of God, ³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is the ^(C)footstool of His feet, nor ^[a]by Jerusalem, for it is ^(D)the city of the great King. ³⁶ Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. ³⁷ But make sure your statement is, ‘^[b]Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is ^[c]of ^(E)evil origin.