James

James 5:12

¹²Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Above	Πρὸ	Pro	Preposition	G4253 before
all	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
swear	ὀμνύετε	omnyete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3660 I swear, take an oath
not	μήτε	mēte	Conjunction	G3383 nor, neither, not even
heaven	οὐρανὸν	ouranon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
earth	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
any	τινὰ	tina	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
other	ἄλλον	allon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G243 other, another, different
oath	ὅρκον	horkon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3727 an oath
Simply	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
Yes	Ναὶ	Nai	Particle	G3483 yes, certainly, even so
be	ἤτω	ētō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
yes	ναί	nai	Particle	G3483 yes, certainly, even so
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
No	Οὒ	Ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
no	οὔ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you will not fall	πέσητε	pesēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4098 I fall, fall under
under	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
judgment	κρίσιν	krisin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2920 judging, divine judgment

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Matthew 5:33–37 · Matthew 23:16–22 · 2 Corinthians 1:17–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.