36nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;


In Context

33 'Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

34 but I — I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

35 nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,

36 nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;

37 but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

38 'Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

Matthew 5:36 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:36Neither shall you swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.