Lexicon :: Strong's G3483 - nai

“But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this? ”

They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

“What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

“Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure.[fn]

“Have you understood all these things? ”[fn]

They answered him, “Yes.”

“Yes, Lord,” she said, “yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

“Yes,” he said.

When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,[fn] “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers? ”[fn]

and said to him, “Do you hear what these children are saying? ”

Jesus replied, “Yes, have you never read:

You have prepared[fn] praise

from the mouths of infants and nursing babies? ”

But she replied to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

“What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

At that time he[fn] rejoiced in the Holy[fn] Spirit and said, “I praise[fn] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure.[fn]

“from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.

“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.[fn]

“But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear!

“Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John,[fn] do you love me more than these? ”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”

“Feed my lambs,” he told him.

“Tell me,” Peter asked her, “did you sell the land for this price? ”

“Yes,” she said, “for that price.”

The commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? ”

“Yes,” he said.

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

Now when I planned this, was I of two minds? Or what I plan, do I plan in a purely human[fn] way so that I say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?

Yes, brother, may I benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “yes” mean “yes,” and your “no” mean “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.[fn]

Look, he is coming with the clouds,

and every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him.

And all the tribes[fn] of the earth

will mourn over him.[fn]

So it is to be. Amen.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they will rest from their labors, since their works follow them.”

I heard the altar say,

Yes, Lord God, the Almighty,

true and just are your judgments.

He who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!