American Standard Version of 1901
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For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, {Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21.}Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;
nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor {Or, toward}by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
{Some ancient authorities read But your speech shall be.}But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of {Or, evil: as in verse 39; 6:13.}the evil one.
And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the {Greek: good tidings: and so elsewhere. See marginal note on Matthew 4:23.}gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.
Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the {Or, stedfastness}patience of Christ.
I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the {Many ancient authorities insert holy.}brethren.