Matthew 5:37

BIBLE IN TEN · Dec 12, 2024 · 5m

Thursday, 12 December 2024 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. Matthew 5:37 “And let it be, your word, ‘Yes, yes.’ ‘No, no.’ And the surplus of these, it is out of evil” (CG). The previous verse noted that Jesus said not to swear by our heads because we cannot make one hair white or black. Now, He tells His disciples how their words should be spoken, saying, “And let it be, your word, ‘Yes, yes.’ ‘No, no.’” The meaning is that instead of swearing about a matter to elevate one’s supposed sincerity concerning it, a person’s…