Matthew 5:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 5:36 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
μήτε
mḗte
G3383
nor
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
κεφαλῇ
kephalḗ
G2776
head
σου
sý
G4771
you
ὀμόσῃς
omnýō
G3660
to swear
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δύνασαι
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
μίαν
heîs
G1520
one
τρίχα
thríx
G2359
hair
λευκὴν
leukós
G3022
white
ποιῆσαι
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
μέλαιναν
mélas
G3189
black
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World English Bible Public Domain
Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.
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King James Version Public Domain
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Neither should you swear by your head, for you are not able to make one hair white or black.
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