Matthew 5:37 meaning and explanation
Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Matthew 5:37, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to His disciples on the mountain, continuing His teaching about oaths that began in verses 33 to 36. In that setting, people swore by heaven, earth, Jerusalem or their own head to add weight to a promise, while ordinary speech was treated as less binding.
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