Verse 12

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men over alt, brødre, svor ikke, verken ved himmelen, eller ved jorden, eller ved noen annen ed; men la ja være ja, og nei være nei; slik at dere ikke faller inn under dom.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Først og fremst, mine brødre, sverger ikke, hverken ved himmelen eller jorden, eller noen annen ed; men la ja være ja, og nei være nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• Norsk King James

  Men først og fremst, mine brødre, sverget ikke, verken ved himmelen eller jorden, eller ved noen annen ed: men la deres ja være ja, og nei være nei; ellers vil dere bli dømt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller jorden, eller noen annen ed; men la ja være ja, og nei være nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men fremfor alt, brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller jorden eller noen annen ed. Men la deres ja være ja, og nei, nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller noen annen ed. La deres ja være ja, og deres nei være nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller med noen annen ed. La deres ja være ja, og deres nei være nei, for at dere ikke skal falle under dom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sver ikke – verken ved himmelen, ved jorden eller ved andre edsord. La deres 'ja' være 'ja' og deres 'nei' være 'nei', for ellers kan dere bli dømt.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men framfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller ved noen annen ed. La deres ja være ja, og deres nei være nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men framfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller ved noen annen ed. La deres ja være ja, og deres nei være nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men først og fremst, brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller jorden eller noen annen ed. La deres ja bety ja og nei nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller med noen annen ed. La deres 'ja' være 'ja' og deres 'nei' være 'nei', for at dere ikke skal komme under dom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men for Alting, mine Brødre! sværger ikke, hverken ved Himmelen eller ved Jorden, eller nogen anden Ed; men eders Ja være Ja, og Nei være Nei, at I ikke skulle falde under Dommen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverget ikke, verken ved himmelen eller jorden eller ved noen annen ed. La et ja være ja, og nei være nei, for at dere ikke skal falle under dom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverger ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller noen annen ed. La deres "ja" være "ja" og deres "nei" være "nei", så dere ikke faller i hykleri.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen, jorden, eller noen annen ed. La deres ja være ja, og nei være nei, for at dere ikke skal falle under dommen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller med noen annen ed: men la deres ja være ja, og nei være nei, så dere ikke faller under dom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men fremfor alt, mine brødre, sverg ikke, verken ved himmelen eller ved jorden eller ved noe annet; men la deres ja være ja, og deres nei være nei, for at dere ikke skal bli dømt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But above all thynges my brethre sweare not nether by heven nether by erth nether by eny other othe. Let youre ye be ye and youre maye naye: lest ye faule into ypocrecy.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But aboue all thinges my brethre, sweare not, nether by heaue, nether by earth, nether by eny other othe. Let youre ye be ye, and yor naye naye: lest ye faule in to ypocricy.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But aboue all thynges my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, neither by earth, neither any other othe: Let your yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condempnation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.{TR reads "under judgment" instead of "into hypocrisy"}

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 5:33-37 : 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.' 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne, 35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, because you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more comes from the evil one.
• 2 Cor 1:17-20 : 17 So, when I was planning this, did I act with fickleness? Or do I make plans in a worldly way, saying yes and no at the same time? 18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No." 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not "Yes" and "No," but in Him it has always been "Yes." 20 For as many promises as God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him, the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
• 1 Cor 11:34 : 34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give further instructions.
• Matt 23:16-22 : 16 Woe 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 obligated.' 17 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.' 19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.