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Matthew 5:36

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34 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

38 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

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BSB
Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
KJV
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
WEB
Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
ASV
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
DARBY
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
BLB
Nor may you swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
ÅB
Du skal ikke sverge ved ditt eget hode heller; for du kan ikke engang gjøre ett hår hvitt eller svart.
OTB
Og sverg ikke ved ditt hode, for du kan ikke gjøre ett hår hvitt eller svart.
B1930
Heller ikke skal du sverge ved ditt hode; for du kan ikke gjøre ett hår hvitt eller sort.

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