Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your“ yes” must be“ yes,” and your“ no” must be“ no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，无论何誓都不可起。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是，免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是，免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是，免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄姊妹，最重要的是不可起誓，不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，不可指着任何东西起誓。你们说话，是就说是，不是就说不是，免得你们受审判。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是不可起誓：不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何的誓都当禁绝。你们的话，是就说是，不是就说不是；免得你们落在审判之下。

我的弟兄们，最要紧的是：不可起誓。不可指着天起誓，不可指着地起誓，也不可用任何别的誓言起誓。你们说话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是；免得落在审判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，無論何誓都不可起。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓；不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何誓都不可起。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄姊妹，最重要的是不可起誓，不可指著天起誓，也不可指著地起誓，不可指著任何東西起誓。你們說話，是就說是，不是就說不是，免得你們受審判。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓：不可指著天起誓，也不可指著地起誓，任何的誓都當禁絕。你們的話，是就說是，不是就說不是；免得你們落在審判之下。

最要緊的，我的弟兄們，別起誓了。不要指着天，不要指着地來起誓，也不要有任何別的起誓。讓你們的「是」就是「是」，「不是」就是「不是」吧，免得你們落在審判之下。

我的弟兄們，最要緊的是：不可起誓。不可指著天起誓，不可指著地起誓，也不可用任何別的誓言起誓。你們說話，是，就說是；不是，就說不是；免得落在審判之下。

我兄弟乎、天也、地也、他物也、勿指之而誓、惟是則是、否則否、免陷於鞫也、○

兄弟切勿誓、勿指天地而誓、勿指萬物而誓、惟出言是是否否、斯可已、不然、恐陷於罪、

兄弟乎、最要者、不可誓、勿指天而誓、勿指地而誓、勿指他物而誓、惟爾之言、當是是否否、不然、恐陷於罪、○

兄弟說話時、務宜是是非非；切莫宣誓、既不可指天為誓、又不可指地為誓。總之、勿立任何咒誓；不然、陷於罪矣。

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear— not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple“ Yes” or“ No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

My brothers and sisters, here is what is most important. Don’t make a promise by giving your word. Don’t promise by heaven or earth. And don’t promise by anything else to back up what you say. All you need to say is a simple“ Yes” or“ No.” If you do more than this, you will be judged.

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your“ yes” be yes and your“ no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your“ yes” mean“ yes,” and your“ no” mean“ no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your“ Yes” be“ Yes,” and your“ No,”“ No,” lest you fall into judgment.

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.

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.

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“ Yes” be yes and your“ No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your“ yes” be“ yes”, and your“ no”,“ no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

“ Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne;or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.But let your word‘ yes’ be‘ yes,’ and your‘ no’ be‘ no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

So when I planned this, was I irresponsible? Or what I plan, do I plan in a purely human way so that I say“ Yes, yes” and“ No, no” simultaneously?As God is faithful, our message to you is not“ Yes and no.”For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us— by me and Silvanus and Timothy— did not become“ Yes and no”; on the contrary, a final“ Yes” has come in Him.For every one of God’s promises is“ Yes” in Him. Therefore, the“ Amen” is also spoken through Him by us for God’s glory.

“ Woe to you, blind guides, who say,‘ Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?Also,‘ Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it.The one who takes an oath by the sanctuary takes an oath by it and by Him who dwells in it.And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne and by Him who sits on it.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. And I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

(niv)