5:11 Think of how we regard 1 as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 2 5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, 3 do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
1 tnGrk “Behold! We regard…”
2 sn An allusion to Exod 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 102:13; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2.
3 tnGrk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.