Jump to Previous Condemnation Earth Either Fall Heaven Hypocrisy Judgment Oath Simply SwearJump to Next Condemnation Earth Either Fall Heaven Hypocrisy Judgment Oath Simply SwearParallel Verses English Standard Version But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. New American Standard Bible But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment. King James Bible But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your "yes" must be "yes," and your "no" must be "no," so that you won't fall under judgment. International Standard Version Above all, brothers, do not swear oaths by heaven, by earth, or by any other object. Instead, let your "Yes" mean yes and your "No" mean no! Otherwise, you may fall under condemnation. NET Bible And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But above all things, my brethren, do not be swearing vows, neither by Heaven, neither by The Earth, neither by any other oath; let your word be, 'Yes, yes' and 'No, no', lest you be condemned under the judgment. GOD'S WORD® Translation Above all things, my brothers and sisters, do not take an oath on anything in heaven or on earth. Do not take any oath. If you mean yes, say yes. If you mean no, say no. Do this so that you won't be condemned. King James 2000 Bible But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest you fall under judgment. American King James Version But above all things, my brothers, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yes be yes; and your no, no; lest you fall into condemnation. American Standard Version But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment. Douay-Rheims Bible But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath. But let your speech be, yea, yea: no, no: that you fall not under judgment. Darby Bible Translation But before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay, that ye do not fall under judgment. English Revised Version But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment. Webster's Bible Translation But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea, be yea: and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Weymouth New Testament But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, either by Heaven or by the earth, or with any other oath. Let your 'yes' be simply 'yes,' and your 'no' be simply 'no;' that you may not come under condemnation. World English Bible But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy. Young's Literal Translation And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall. Lexicon προ prepositionpro pro: fore, i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to -- above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations. παντων adjective - genitive plural neuter pas pas: apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole δε conjunction de deh: but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English). αδελφοι noun - vocative plural masculine adephos ad-el-fos': a brother near or remote -- brother. μου personal pronoun - first person genitive singular mou moo: of me -- I, me, mine (own), my. μη particle - nominative me may: any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. ομνυετε verb - present active imperative - second person omnuo om-noo'-o: to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath -- swear. μητε conjunction mete may'-teh: not too, i.e. (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even -- neither, (n-)or, so as much. τον definite article - accusative singular masculine ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ουρανον noun - accusative singular masculine ouranos oo-ran-os': the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity) -- air, heaven(-ly), sky. μητε conjunction mete may'-teh: not too, i.e. (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even -- neither, (n-)or, so as much. την definite article - accusative singular feminine ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. γην noun - accusative singular feminine ge ghay: soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) -- country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world. μητε conjunction mete may'-teh: not too, i.e. (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even -- neither, (n-)or, so as much. αλλον adjective - accusative singular masculine allos al'-los: else, i.e. different (in many applications) -- more, one (another), (an-, some an-)other(-s, -wise). τινα indefinite pronoun - accusative singular masculine tis tis: some or any person or object ορκον noun - accusative singular masculine horkos hor'-kos: a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath) -- oath. ητω verb - present imperative - third person singular eto ay'-to: let him (or it) be -- let ... be. δε conjunction de deh: but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English). υμων personal pronoun - second person genitive plural humon hoo-mone': of (from or concerning) you -- ye, you, your (own, -selves). το definite article - nominative singular neuter ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ναι particle nai nahee: yes -- even so, surely, truth, verily, yea, yes. ναι particle nai nahee: yes -- even so, surely, truth, verily, yea, yes. και conjunction kai kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words το definite article - nominative singular neuter ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ου particle - nominative ou oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. ου particle - nominative ou oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. ινα conjunction hina hin'-ah: in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) -- albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. μη particle - nominative me may: any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. εις preposition eis ice: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases υποκρισιν noun - accusative singular feminine hupokrisis hoop-ok'-ree-sis: acting under a feigned part, i.e. (figuratively) deceit (hypocrisy) -- condemnation, dissimulation, hypocrisy. πεσητε verb - second aorist active subjunctive - second person pipto pip'-to, : to fall -- fail, fall (down), light on. 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