12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
Focused Passage
James 5:12
Warning, Patience, Prayer, and Restoration
James moves from prophetic warning against oppressive wealth, to patient endurance until the Lord’s coming, to truthful speech, to prayer in every circumstance, to confession and healing in the community, and finally to restoring those who wander from the truth.
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Verse 12
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vvv δέ G1161 Conjunction Above Πρὸ G4253 Preposition all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural {do} not μὴ G3361 Adverb swear ὀμνύετε G3660 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural not [by] μήτε G3383 Conjunction - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular heaven οὐρανὸν G3772 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [or] μήτε G3383 Conjunction - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular earth γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [or by] μήτε G3383 Conjunction any τινὰ G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular other ἄλλον G243 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular oath ὅρκον G3727 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Simply δὲ G1161 Conjunction {let} your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Yes Ναὶ G3483 Particle be ἤτω G1510 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular yes ναί G3483 Particle and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [your] τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular No Οὒ G3756 Adverb no οὔ G3756 Adverb so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb you will not fall πέσητε G4098 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition judgment κρίσιν G2920 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular