³⁷ All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;^(A) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.^[a](B)

¹² Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.^(A)

⁶ Let your conversation be always full of grace,^(A) seasoned with salt,^(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.^(C)

⁹ Do not lie to each other,^(A) since you have taken off your old self^(B) with its practices

¹⁷ Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner^(A) so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?

¹⁸ But as surely as God is faithful,^(B) our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” ¹⁹ For the Son of God,^(C) Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas^[a](D) and Timothy^(E)—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always^(F) been “Yes.” ²⁰ For no matter how many promises^(G) God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen”^(H) is spoken by us to the glory of God.^(I)

⁴⁴ You belong to your father, the devil,^(A) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.^(B) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.^(C)

²⁵ Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully^(A) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.^(B)

³ But the Lord is faithful,^(A) and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.^(B)

¹⁹ When anyone hears the message about the kingdom^(A) and does not understand it, the evil one^(B) comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.