But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your“ yes” be yes and your“ no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，无论何誓都不可起。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是，免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是，免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是，免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄姊妹，最重要的是不可起誓，不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，不可指着任何东西起誓。你们说话，是就说是，不是就说不是，免得你们受审判。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓：不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何的誓都当禁绝。你们的话，是就说是，不是就说不是；免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是：不可起誓。不可指着天起誓，不可指着地起誓，也不可用任何别的誓言起誓。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是；免得落在审判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，無論何誓都不可起。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄姊妹，最重要的是不可起誓，不可指著天起誓，也不可指著地起誓，不可指著任何東西起誓。你們說話，是就說是，不是就說不是，免得你們受審判。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓：不可指著天起誓，也不可指著地起誓，任何的誓都當禁絕。你們的話，是就說是，不是就說不是；免得你們落在審判之下。

最要緊的，我的弟兄們，別起誓了。不要指着天，不要指着地來起誓，也不要有任何別的起誓。讓你們的「是」就是「是」，「不是」就是「不是」吧，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是：不可起誓。不可指著天起誓，不可指著地起誓，也不可用任何別的誓言起誓。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是；免得落在審判之下。

我兄弟乎、天也、地也、他物也、勿指之而誓、惟是則是、否則否、免陷於鞫也、○

兄弟切勿誓、勿指天地而誓、勿指萬物而誓、惟出言是是否否、斯可已、不然、恐陷於罪、

兄弟乎、最要者、不可誓、勿指天而誓、勿指地而誓、勿指他物而誓、惟爾之言、當是是否否、不然、恐陷於罪、○

兄弟說話時、務宜是是非非；切莫宣誓、既不可指天為誓、又不可指地為誓。總之、勿立任何咒誓；不然、陷於罪矣。

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear— not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple“ Yes” or“ No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

My brothers and sisters, here is what is most important. Don’t make a promise by giving your word. Don’t promise by heaven or earth. And don’t promise by anything else to back up what you say. All you need to say is a simple“ Yes” or“ No.” If you do more than this, you will be judged.

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.

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your“ yes” mean“ yes,” and your“ no” mean“ no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your“ Yes” be“ Yes,” and your“ No,”“ No,” lest you fall into judgment.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your“ yes” must be“ yes,” and your“ no” must be“ no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

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.

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“ Yes” be yes and your“ No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your“ yes” be“ yes”, and your“ no”,“ no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

“ Again you have heard that it was said to those of old,‘ You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.Let what you say be simply‘ Yes’ or‘ No’; anything more than this comes from evil.

Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say“ Yes, yes” and“ No, no” at the same time?As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No.For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes.For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

“ Woe to you, blind guides, who say,‘ If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?And you say,‘ If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.

if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home— so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

(niv)