Matthew 5:36

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 12:25 : 25 Which of you, with takyng thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?
  • Matt 6:27 : 27 Which of you, by takyng of carefull thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature?
  • Matt 23:16-21 : 16 Wo be vnto you ye blynde guides: for ye say, whosoeuer doth sweare by the temple, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is a detter. 17 Ye fooles and blynde. For whether is greater, the golde, or the temple that sanctifieth the golde? 18 And whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gyft that is vpon it, he is a detter. 19 Ye fooles and blynde, for whether is greater, the gyft: or the aulter that sanctifieth the gyft? 20 Who so therfore sweareth by the aulter, sweareth by it, and by all thynges theron. 21 And who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by hym that dwelleth therin.

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