Matthew 5:36

Coverdale Bible (1535)

nether shalt thou sweare by thy heed, because thou canst not make one heer whyte or blacke:

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  • Luke 12:25 : 25 Which of you (though he toke thought therfore) coulde put one cubyte vnto his stature?
  • Matt 6:27 : 27 Which of you (though he toke thought therfore) coulde put one cubit vnto his stature?
  • Matt 23:16-21 : 16 Wo vnto you blyndegydes, which saye: Who so euer sweareth by the temple, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is giltie. 17 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the golde, or the teple that sanctifieth the golde? 18 And who so euer sweareth by the altare, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the offeringe that is vpo it, he is giltye. 19 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the offeringe, or the altare that sanctifieth the offerynge? 20 Therfore who so sweareth by the altare, sweareth by the same, and by all that is theron: 21 and who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by the same, and by him that dwelleth therin.

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