James 5:12 KJV

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

Thou and Ye

  • your, ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Matthew 5:33–37 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: …
  • 2 Corinthians 1:17–20 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? …
  • 1 Corinthians 11:34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

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Topics

  • Blasphemy General scriptures concerning Blasphemy
  • Commandments Precepts of, explicitly stated or implied in didactic epistles
  • Conversation General scriptures concerning Conversation
  • Oath Unclassified scriptures relating to Oath

Greek and Strong’s

  • But δέ de δέ Conjunction
  • above Πρὸ Pro πρό Preposition
  • all things πάντων pantōn πᾶς Adjective · genitive neuter plural
  • my μου mou Pronoun · first person, genitive singular μοῦ moû
  • brethren ἀδελφοί adelphoi ἀδελφός Noun · vocative masculine plural
  • swear ὀμνύετε omnyete ὀμνύω Verb · present active imperative, second person plural
  • not μὴ mē μή Adverb
  • neither μήτε mēte μήτε Conjunction
  • by heaven τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular οὐρανὸν ouranon οὐρανός Noun · accusative masculine singular
  • neither μήτε mēte μήτε Conjunction
  • by the earth τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular γῆν gēn γῆ Noun · accusative feminine singular
  • neither μήτε mēte μήτε Conjunction
  • by any τινὰ tina τὶς Article · accusative masculine singular
  • other ἄλλον allon ἄλλος Pronoun · accusative masculine singular
  • oath ὅρκον horkon ὅρκος Noun · accusative masculine singular
  • but δὲ de δέ Conjunction
  • let ἤτω ētō Verb · present active imperative, third person singular ἤτω ḗtō
  • your ὑμῶν hymōn Pronoun · second person, genitive plural ὑμῶν hymōn
  • yea τὸ to Article · nominative neuter singular ναὶ nai ναί Noun · nominative neuter singular
  • be ἤτω ḗtō
  • yea ναὶ nai ναί Noun · nominative neuter singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • nay τὸ to Article · nominative neuter singular οὒ ou οὐ Noun · nominative neuter singular
  • nay οὔ ou οὐ Noun · nominative neuter singular
  • lest ἵνα hina Conjunction ἵνα μή hína mḗ
  • ye fall πέσητε pesēte πίπτω Verb · aorist active subjunctive, second person plural
  • into μὴ mē Adverb εἰς eis εἰς Preposition
  • condemnation ὑπὸ hypo Preposition κρίσιν krisin Noun · accusative feminine singular ὑπόκρισις hypókrisis

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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