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  • James 5:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 12 Above all, my brothers, stop swearing, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” mean yes and your “No,” no,+ so that you do not become liable to judgment.

  • James 5:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 12 Above all, my brothers, stop swearing, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” mean yes and your “No,” no,+ so that you do not become liable to judgment.

  • James 5:12
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 12 Πρὸ Before πάντων all (things) δέ, but, ἀδελφοί brothers μου, of me, μὴ not ὀμνύετε, be YOU swearing, μήτε neither τὸν the οὐρανὸν heaven μήτε nor τὴν the γῆν earth μήτε nor ἄλλον other τινὰ any ὅρκον· oath; ἤτω let it be δὲ but ὑμῶν of YOU τό the Ναί Yes ναὶ Yes καὶ and τό the Οὔ No οὔ, No, ἵνα in order that μὴ not ὑπὸ under κρίσιν judgment πέσητε. YOU might fall.

  • James 5:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 12 Above all things, though, my brothers, stop swearing, yes, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath.+ But let YOUR Yes mean Yes, and YOUR No, No, so that YOU do not fall under judgment.+

  • James 5:12
    American Standard Version
    • 12 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.

  • James 5:12
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 12 But before all things my brethren do not swear,—Either by heaven or by the earth or by any other oath; But let your Yea be yea, And your Nay nay,—Lest under judgment ye fall.

  • James 5:12
    King James Version
    • 12 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.

  • James
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:12 it-2 518; w97 11/15 22

  • James
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:12 w79 5/1 23; cj 195-197; ad 1238; g61 4/8 27; w51 95

  • James
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:12

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 518

      The Watchtower,

      11/15/1997, p. 22

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