The Bible clearly warns that a person who is “false to agreements” is among those who are “deserving of death.” (Rom. Shebuot, c. 2. sect. For the rest of her life, she dwelled in tents as an alien in the Promised Land. For the 144,000 anointed ones, it will mean immortal life in heaven, where they will share with Jesus in his Kingdom “and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.” ( Rev. 11. TERMS OF USE Yes should mean yes, and No should mean no, even though there be no oath to strengthen it. Then do not cancel it if a seemingly better invitation is made by someone else. From that time onward, Paul continued to address Jesus as his “Lord,” acting in harmony with that expression until the end of his earthly life. 18 Seriously I assure you, until heaven and earth disappear, not one iota or one small letter of the law will disappear Proceeds from some evil disposition or purpose. 15 Proving true to our dedication vow means that we must also be faithful in other important matters. 20:7-10) Every Yes will mean Yes, and every No, No. 3:1-5) As much as possible, we must avoid such bad association. Yes should mean yes, and No should mean no, even though there be no oath to strengthen it. (b) How should we view those appointed to take the lead among us? It is no mark of a gentleman to swear. 1:23) May we never be like Paul’s critics; rather, let us show our deep respect for those appointed to take the lead among us. What did Jesus promise God in prayer, and how did his heavenly Father respond? (t) Whatever you affirm, affirm it alone, and whatever you deny, deny it alone without any more words. Finally, at Naomi’s urging, Orpah returned to her homeland. The Hebrew Scriptures sought to place a cap on the scope of such retribution by making punishments proportional to the crime: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 3 “Look! On three specific occasions, those who want to disown themselves as disciples of Jesus have the opportunity to say Yes to inquiries about their intentions. If we have failed to keep our word, what should we do? 2 Do Jesus’ words mean that all making of oaths is bad? Jarchi, in Exodus 20.1. '', "he that says either "nay, nay", twice, or "yea, yea", twice; lo! God calls His people to be witnesses: What would it look like if you were known for telling the truth … To understand this verse, let’s read Matthew 5:34-37, which reads, “But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 14 Whether you are newly baptized or have been serving God for decades, you need to examine yourself periodically and ask questions like these: ‘In imitation of Jesus Christ, am I continuing to be true to my most important Yes? This is because they obey Jesus, who said: “Just let your word Yes mean Yes.” He meant that a person should keep his word. 14. Matthew 5:38-48 contains a litany of seemingly impossible attitudes and behaviors. 1. Have you accepted an invitation to a meal by someone of humble means? 1.  |  5. Matthew 5:37 KJ21 But let your communication be ‘yea, yea’ or ‘nay, nay’; for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. it is "as an after oath", which confirms his words.''. Cometh of evil - Is evil. 36 "Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. Then, instead of sailing directly from Ephesus to Corinth, Paul decided to give his brothers time to apply his counsel so that when he eventually arrived, his visit could be more encouraging. As we learned in the preceding article, Jehovah God and his righteous servant Abraham made sworn oaths on important occasions. The repetition of the ναί and οὔ is intended to make prominent the earnest and decisive nature of the assurance. 1. Same Subject—Retaliation (Mt 5:38-42). (Read Ruth 1:16, 17.) No particular endowments are requisite to give finish to the art of cursing. (Gen. 3:15) No other human has ever volunteered to shoulder such a heavy responsibility. Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. The man who is always believed is he whose character is beyond suspicion in all things, who obeys all the laws of God, and whose simple declaration, therefore, is enough. 2. (Matt. What example did the apostle Paul set for us? Thus does the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, like a tree cast into the bitter waters of human corruption, heal and sweeten them. Originally, he had planned to revisit Corinth before going into Macedonia. Matthew 5:37 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) 37 Say only ‘yes’ if you mean ‘yes,’ and say only ‘no’ if you mean ‘no.’ If you say more than that, it is from the Evil One. Certainly, church members are not using four-letter words or blaspheming or profaning God's name. Nobody is the richer, or wiser, or happier for it. Send me.” (Isa. He proposes a radical and total honesty. Matthew 5:37 is the thirty-seventh verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Wantonly to profane His name, to call His vengeance down, to curse Him on His throne, to invoke damnation, is perhaps of all offences the most awful. The practice of going beyond Yes and No in affirmations and denials—as if our word for it were not enough, and we expected others to question it—springs from that vicious root of untruthfulness which is only aggravated by the very effort to clear ourselves of the suspicion of it. Matthew 5:33-37. I have come not to annul but to fulfill. They made some oaths binding, and others not. (John 6:44) The Bible describes the extent of Jesus’ truthfulness in these well-known words: “No matter how many the promises of God are, they have become Yes by means of him.” (2 Cor. 1:31, 32) Pharaoh of Egypt, Judean King Zedekiah, and Ananias and Sapphira are among the bad examples highlighted in the Bible of individuals whose Yes did not mean Yes. Am I continuing to obey Jesus by making the preaching and disciple-making work the main focus of my life?’​—Read 2 Corinthians 13:5. Why was Jesus such a fine example in proving true to his word. In what areas of life is it important to let our Yes mean Yes? Wantonly to profane His name, to call His vengeance down, to curse Him on His throne, to invoke damnation, is perhaps of all offences the most awful. But that "yea" is an oath, how does it appear? In fact, when Jesus himself was put under oath by the high priest, he did not object to it but responded truthfully to the Jewish Sanhedrin. Matthew 5:17-37 Jesus as Fulfilment of the Law Matthew 5:17-20 The Law and the Prophets 17 “ Do not think that I have come to annul the law or the prophets. Anything more that you say comes from the Evil One. Matthew 5:34-37 (NKJV) "But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 "nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 4. 10:24, 25. God will not hold the profane swearer guiltless. 2. What did Jesus say about the swearing of oaths, and why? Cometh of evil.--The Greek may (as in the Lord's Prayer, "Deliver us from evil") be either neuter, "from evil in the abstract," or masculine, "from the evil one." 15. (Ex. PRIVACY POLICY, THE WATCHTOWER—STUDY EDITION October 2012, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/a/w/E/20121015/wpub/w_E_20121015_lg.jpg, Share 8 “I am willing to go.” (Gen. 24:58) With these simple words, Rebekah answered her mother and her brother respecting her willingness to leave home that very day and travel with a stranger over 500 miles (800 km) to become the wife of Abraham’s son Isaac. Oaths became like contests to see who could bind the most impressive object to his statements to give them the greatest force. 26:63, 64) Jesus, however, did not need to swear to anyone. For over 46 years, he faithfully served as a prophet, delivering strong messages of denunciation as well as wonderful promises about the restoration of true worship. 1:20) Indeed, Jesus is the finest example of one who proved true to what he promised his Father. (b) What warning examples are there of some who were not truthful? 6, 7. 5:4-7, 11) There is also a loving provision for Christians who commit such a sin. Much of this material is also found in the Gospel of Luke, part of it … For them it became a means of manipulation. 10 “Here I am! They all fared badly and stand as warning examples for us.​—Ex. For everyone then living will be a perfect imitator of our loving heavenly Father, Jehovah, “the God of truth.”​—Ps. Any person has talents enough to learn to curse God and his fellowmen, and to pray - for every man who swears prays - that God would sink him and others into hell. Matthew 5:37 37 All you need to say is simply ‘ Yes ’ or ‘ No ’; u anything beyond this comes from the evil one . (See Jas 5:12; 2Co 1:17, 18). Let your manner of asseveration be affirmation or negation, without an oath, ΝΑῚ ΚΑῚ Οὒ ΠΥΘΑΓΟΡΙΚΌΝ, ἔστω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναὶ ναὶ, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. 17, 18. Are you being true to your most important Yes? As Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:34-36 point out, instead of swearing by God, they swore by “ the heaven, ” or by “ the earth,” or by Jerusalem, or even by their own heads. 10. 36. But the Scribes had twisted the meaning and importance of oaths. Isaiah proved true to his word​—his Yes meant Yes. Next, consider one who did his best to imitate Jesus. Let your yes be yes and your no be no. Boundaries 101. The meaning, shape and character of righteousness does not come primarily from what God says, but out of who God is. How could that be? Such changes are not made for trivial, selfish reasons but because of some emergency. S Similar examples of חְן חְן and לֹא לֹא in the Rabbins, in Lightfoot, and Schoettgen, p. All the modern translations of Matthew 5:37 say the same thing: "anything more than this comes from the evil one," or "anything more than this comes from evil.". But Ruth’s No meant No. Jesus prefaced that command by saying: “Do not swear at all.” He said this in condemnation of the casual habit that many people have in their daily conversation of repeatedly swearing to this or to that, without ever intending to do what they say. 13. (y) T. Bab. Answer by J. I. Packer Page 1 of 1. • Matthew 5:37: Let your speech be yes, yes; no, no. 6 Paul zealously spread the Kingdom message throughout Asia Minor and into Europe, establishing and revisiting many congregations. 4:5; 2 Tim. Hilch. 12 Living “in the last days,” we are surrounded by people who are “disloyal,” people “having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power.” (2 Tim. Have you signed a business contract or filled out an application form for theocratic privileges? On occasion, he found it necessary to swear to the truthfulness of what he wrote. For anything beyond that is of evil. For whatsoever is more than these, cometh of evil: that is, whatever exceeds this way of speaking and conversation, in the common affairs of life, is either from the devil, who is the evil one, by way of eminency; or from the evil heart of man, from the pride, malice, envy, &c. that are in it. 7 Some time after making his original plans, Paul received disturbing news that disunity and immorality were being tolerated in Corinth. 13 The most important promise that a person can make concerns his or her dedication to God. From heaven, Jehovah voiced his complete trust in his Son, though not requiring that Jesus swear to be true to his word.​—Luke 3:21, 22. The truth is that we do well to imitate Paul, just as he imitated Christ.​—1 Cor. Even so, to emphasize the reliability of his message, he often introduced what he said in this unique way: “Most truly [literally, “Truly, truly,” ftn.] (u) From an evil conscience, or from the devil. Dayot. (1 John 2:1, 2) To remain in God’s favor, however, we must show fruits that befit repentance by not making a practice of such sins and by doing our best to make amends for any harm done by our thoughtless speech. They are unnecessary, and more than that, Satan and his anti- God attitudes influence them. Matthew 5:37, KJV: "But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." 31:5. Nothing more. g v Read more Share Copy What glorious future awaits all who strive to let their Yes mean Yes? Answer: Jesus said, “Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil” (Matthew 5:37, KJV). What self-examination should we periodically make? (An example of this is in Jonah 3:10. Hilch. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one. Matthew 5:38-42 "38 You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. Then be true to your commitments and to what you have promised. Be, Yea - Yes. 5. Let Your Yes Mean Yes, Publication download options ((a) T. Bab. This way of speaking, they looked upon equivalent to an oath; yea, they affirm it was one. 11:1; Heb. That profane swearing is always the evidence of a depraved heart. (Prov. Assuring them of the truthfulness of the reason for his change in plans, Paul wrote in his second letter: “I call upon God as a witness against my own soul that it is to spare you that I have not yet come to Corinth.” (2 Cor. Would you like to read this article in %%? As a result of this encounter, Saul humbly repented of his past course, got baptized, and accepted the special assignment given to him to bear witness about Jesus to the nations. In God’s Law to Israel, there was a merciful provision for someone who was guilty of “speaking thoughtlessly with his lips.” (Lev. But let your word 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and 'No' mean 'No.' And from this we may learn: 1. Amplified: Let your Yes be simply Yes, and your No be simply No; anything more than that comes from the evil one. Lord!’ but do not do the things I say?” (Luke 6:46) Yes, Jesus expects all who accept him as their Lord to be true to their word, as was the apostle Paul. "hence we learn, that they used to answer, "concerning yea, yea, and concerning nay, nay".''. 22:10, 11; Num. Maimon. These devices of fantastic oaths come not from Him who is the Truth, but from him who “when he speaketh a lie, speaketh of his own” (John 8:44). Matthew 5:36, ESV: "And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black." 20:6) For countless millions more, it will mean benefiting from Christ’s Kingdom rule in an earthly paradise. 1:20) When some in Corinth accused Paul of being untrustworthy, he wrote in his defense: “God can be relied upon that our speech addressed to you is not Yes and yet No.” (2 Cor. 18 By proving faithful in the final test at the end of Jesus’ Millennial Reign, we will never again have reason to doubt anyone’s word. Matthew 5:36, KJV: "Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black." Matthew 5:37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil (NASB: Lockman) Greek: esto de o logos humon nai nai, ou ou; to de perisson touton ek tou ponerou estin. (Gal. 1:18) At the time of writing that, Paul had left Ephesus and was traveling through Macedonia on his way to Corinth. For the 144,000 anointed ones, it will mean immortal life in heaven, where they will share with Jesus in his Kingdom “and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.” (Rev. Or have you promised someone you met in the house-to-house ministry that you would call again to give that person further spiritual help? The most worthless and vile. I am come . Matthew 5:33-37, thieving vows 5:33 “Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’ 34 but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; 35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. She loyally stuck to Naomi, abandoning forever her family and the false religion of Moab. 1. THE WATCHTOWER—STUDY EDITION October 2012, Audio download options And there is not in the universe more cause of amazement at His forbearance, than that God does not rise in vengeance, and smite the profane swearer at once to hell. Moed Katon, fol. c. 5. sect. . (Acts 22:6-16; 2 Cor. God will not hold the profane swearer guiltless. THE WATCHTOWER—STUDY EDITION October 2012, Share Then by all means let your Yes mean Yes, and Jehovah will bless your ministry.​—Read Luke 16:10. (Rev. Apparently, it got pretty silly. the refuse of mankind, the drunkard and the prostitute, swear as well as the best dressed and educated gentleman. When we hear a man swear to a thing, it is pretty good evidence that he knows what he is saying to be false, and we should be on our guard. The Founding Fathers & The Bible. In Matthew 5:33 Jesus quotes the common teaching given by the Scribes. But let your word 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and 'No' mean 'No.' How so? And how serious is the matter of letting our Yes mean Yes? There they will be helped to grow to physical and mental perfection.​—Rev. It is possible to confront evil with a desire for the redemption of its perpetrator. Matthew 5:37 Translation & Meaning. Teaching About Retaliation. Why was Isaiah a good example for us? Instead, we should regularly gather with those who strive always to let their Yes mean Yes.​—Heb. 17 What a wonderful future awaits all worshippers of Jehovah who keep striving to let their Yes mean Yes! Maimon. The profane man must be, of course, shut out from female society, and no refined conversation can consist with it. In Paul’s case, the reason he delayed his planned visit to Corinth was for the congregation’s own good. 16. "Says R. Eliezer (a), , "nay is an oath; yea is an oath", absolutely; "nay" is an oath, as it is written, Genesis 9:11 and Isaiah 54:9. 6:8) Before saying this, Isaiah saw a glorious vision of Jehovah sitting on His throne  above Israel’s temple. 17:13-15, 19, 20; Acts 5:1-10. It commends no one to any society. Parenting On Purpose. If we confess the specific sin to Jehovah, he will mercifully forgive us through the office of our High Priest, Jesus Christ. 1:15, 16) But, as with traveling overseers today, sometimes routings have to be changed. GENERALLY, true Christians do not have to make sworn oaths. No profane person knows but that God will hear his prayer, and send him to the regions of woe. If we say we are going to do something, we should make sure we do all we can to fulfill our words. Or, on a rare occasion, a Christian might find it necessary to make a sworn oath to assure others of his intentions or to help settle a matter. (2 Cor. My question is, if the correct translation is evil rather than the evil one, could this term be understood as meaning "harmful," rather than something morally evil. (a) Why did Paul change his plan to revisit Corinth, and why were his critics not justified in questioning his trustworthiness? Also, God’s Law required the taking of a sworn oath to settle certain disputes. The solution which God proposes is the following: Let your speech be yes, yes; no, no; anything more than this comes from the Evil One. Vid. Copyright © 2021 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Matthew 4 Matthew 6 Matthew 5:37 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) 37 [ a]Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one. For example: Are you married? This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. More Of God. After all, the justice we tend to seek is retributive. 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