James 5:12
12BeforeΠρὸall thingsπάντωνhoweverδέ,brothersἀδελφοίof meμου,notμὴswearὀμνύετε,neither [by]μήτετὸνheavenοὐρανὸνnorμήτεtheτὴνearthγῆνnorμήτεotherἄλλονanyτινὰoathὅρκον·Beἤτωhoweverδὲof youὑμῶνtheτὸYesΝαὶyesναὶandκαὶtheτὸNoΟὒnoοὔ,so thatἵναnotμὴunderὑπὸjudgmentκρίσινyou might fallπέσητε.
But before all things, my brothers, do not swear, neither [by] heaven nor the earth nor any other oath. But let your⁺ “Yes” be yes, and the “No,” no, so that you⁺ might not fall under judgment.
Vocab difficulty
51.5
Rare words
ὅρκον
ὅρκος
an oath