Matthew 5:36
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Matthew 5:36 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 5:36 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 6:27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
- Matthew 23:16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
- Luke 12:25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).