unfoldingWord_en_tn/mat/05/36.md

Jesus continues to teach his disciples. This event began in [Matthew 5:1](./01.md).
Jesus is talking to a group of people about what might happen to them as individuals. The instances of "you" in "will you swear" and "you cannot" are singular, but you may have to translate them as plurals. "Your" in "your speech" is plural.
35]] Jesus has told his hearers that God's throne, footstool, and earthly home are not theirs to swear by. Here he says that even their own heads are not theirs to swear by.

## swear ##

Translate this with the same word you used in [Matthew 5:33](./33.md).

## let your speech be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' ##

"if you mean 'yes,' say 'yes,' and if you mean 'no,' say 'no.'"
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Jesus continues to teach his disciples. This event began in [Matthew 5:1](./01.md).`
			`Jesus is talking to a group of people about what might happen to them as individuals. The instances of "you" in "will you swear" and "you cannot" are singular, but you may have to translate them as plurals. "Your" in "your speech" is plural.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`35]] Jesus has told his hearers that God's throne, footstool, and earthly home are not theirs to swear by. Here he says that even their own heads are not theirs to swear by.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## swear ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Translate this with the same word you used in [Matthew 5:33](./33.md).`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## let your speech be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' ##`

			`"if you mean 'yes,' say 'yes,' and if you mean 'no,' say 'no.'"`