12Above 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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vvvδέG1161ConjunctionAboveΠρὸG4253PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural{do} notμὴG3361AdverbswearὀμνύετεG3660Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralnot [by]μήτεG3383Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[or]μήτεG3383Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularearthγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[or by]μήτεG3383ConjunctionanyτινὰG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularotherἄλλονG243Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularoathὅρκονG3727Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularSimplyδὲG1161Conjunction{let} yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularYesΝαὶG3483ParticlebeἤτωG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularyesναίG3483ParticleandκαὶG2532Conjunction[your]τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularNoΟὒG3756AdverbnoοὔG3756Adverbso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou will not fallπέσητεG4098Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralunderὑπὸG5259PrepositionjudgmentκρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular