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Matthew 5:36-38
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Matthew 5:36-38
American Standard Version
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 [a]But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of [b]the evil one.
38 Ye have heard that it was said, An [c]eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
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- Matthew 5:37 Some ancient authorities read But your speech shall be.
- Matthew 5:37 Or, evil: as in verse 39; 6:13.
- Matthew 5:38 Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Dt. 19:21.
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