New International Version. All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

Christ's command for believers is simple: let the words "yes" and "no" be binding in all cases. Anything more comes from evil. A believer ought to be honest in ...

Matthew 5:37 Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No. ' Anything more comes from the evil one. All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No' anything ...

New King James Version. But let [a]your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No. ' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

37 Just say a simple, 'Yes, I will,' or 'No, I won't.' Anything beyond this is from the evil one.

Matthew 5:37 is the thirty-seventh verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount.

Matthew 5:37 — New Century Version (NCV). 37 Say only yes if you mean yes, and no if you mean no. If you say more than yes or no, it is from the Evil One.

I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

27 июн. 2023 г. · Jesus said, “Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil” (Matthew 5:37, KJV).