KJV:
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
NASB:
"But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes ' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil.
KJV:
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
NASB:
"If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
KJV:
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
NASB:
"But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.
KJV:
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
NASB:
Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.
KJV:
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
NASB:
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
KJV:
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
NASB:
And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.
KJV:
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
NASB:
AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
KJV:
Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
NASB:
who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation."