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Matthew 5:37
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37
"But let your
statement
be,
'Yes
,
yes
' or
'No
,
no
'; anything
beyond
these
is of
1
evil
.
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or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.
36
"Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
37
"But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes ' or 'No, no '; anything beyond these is of evil.
38
"You have heard that it was said, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.'
39
"But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
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1.
Matthew 6:13
;
Matthew 13:19, 38
;
John 17:15
;
2 Thessalonians 3:3
;
1 John 2:13
;
1 John 3:12
;
1 John 5:18
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[a].
Or "from the evil one"
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