Matthew 5:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 5:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 5:37 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 5:37 — KJV
“But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
— Matthew 5:37 (KJV)
Matthew 5:37 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 5:37
“For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. falleth: Heb. forsaketh”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:37: let, more, than
“And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:37: more, than, these
“So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:37: yea, more, than
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:37: nay, more, than
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:37: yea, more, than
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