Matthew 5:37 — King James Version← Study notes
“But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
Matthew 5:37 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 5:3717 words
ἔστωestōam, have been, is I
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
λόγοςlogosword / message
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ναὶnaieven so, surely, truth
ναίnaieven so, surely, truth
οὒounot
οὔounot
τὸtothe
δὲdeand / but
περισσὸνperissonexceeding abundantly
above, more abundant…
τούτωνtoutōnhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
πονηροῦponēroubad, evil, grievous
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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