VERSE STUDY • KJV

Matthew 5:36

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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

Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;

33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION

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