Matthew 5:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 5:37 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 →
ἔστω
eimí
G1510
to be
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
λόγος
lógos
G3056
word
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ναὶ
naí
G3483
yes
ναί
naí
G3483
yes
οὒ
ou
G3756
not
οὔ
ou
G3756
not
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
περισσὸν
perissós
G4053
exceeding
τούτων
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πονηροῦ
ponērós
G4190
evil
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'no.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
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King James Version Public Domain
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But let your word be ‘Yes, yes,’ ‘No, no.’ But anything greater than this is from the evil one.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).