Matthew 5:37 Cross References

Matthew 5:37

37: Just say a simple, 'Yes, I will,' or 'No, I won't.' Your word is enough. To strengthen your promise with a vow shows that something is wrong.

But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned for it.

Let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the right answer for everyone.

Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its wicked deeds.

So put away all falsehood and "tell your neighbor the truth" because we belong to each other.

For you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

You may be asking why I changed my plan. Hadn't I made up my mind yet? Or am I like people of the world who say yes when they really mean no?
As surely as God is true, I am not that sort of person. My yes means yes
because Jesus Christ, the Son of God, never wavers between yes and no. He is the one whom Timothy, Silas, and I preached to you, and he is the divine Yes--God's affirmation.
For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in him. That is why we say "Amen" when we give glory to God through Christ.

But the Lord is faithful; he will make you strong and guard you from the evil one.

The seed that fell on the hard path represents those who hear the Good News about the Kingdom and don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the seed away from their hearts.

We know that those who have become part of God's family do not make a practice of sinning, for God's Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot get his hands on them.

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

I am writing to you who are mature because you know Christ, the one who is from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young because you have won your battle with Satan.

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.

I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.

We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was right.

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