Matthew 5:36-38

Easy-to-Read Version

³⁶ And don’t even say that your own head is proof that you will keep your promise. You cannot make one hair on your head white or black. ³⁷ Say only ‘yes’ if you mean ‘yes,’ and say only ‘no’ if you mean ‘no.’ If you say more than that, it is from the Evil One.

Jesus Teaches About Fighting Back^(A)

³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’^[a]