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