Matthew 5:37 -
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
This is seen by the
fortune file (used in WinFortune and on many
Unix systems as:
The New Testament offers the basis for modern computer coding theory,
in the form of an affirmation of the binary number system.
However, it should also be noted that it is 'Yea, Yea' and 'Nay, nay', not just a singular
Yea or
Nay. This notes that Matthew was written by someone who was also aware of the need for
redundancy and
error detection and correction.
Gods be praised!