Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But I tell you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is God's throne,
A Conservative Version
But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
American Standard Version
but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But I say to you, do not take any oath, [saying] 'by heaven,' for it is God's throne;
Anderson New Testament
But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Bible in Basic English
But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;
Common New Testament
But I say to you, do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;
Daniel Mace New Testament
but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne:
Darby Translation
But I say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God;
Godbey New Testament
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God;
Goodspeed New Testament
But I tell you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne,
John Wesley New Testament
But I say unto you, Swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.
Julia Smith Translation
But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, it is the throne of God:
King James 2000
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
Modern King James verseion
But I say to you, Do not swear at all! Not by Heaven, because it is God's throne;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's seat:
Moffatt New Testament
But I tell you, you must not swear any oath, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
Montgomery New Testament
"But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne;
NET Bible
But I say to you, do not take oaths at all -- not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
New Heart English Bible
but I tell you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Noyes New Testament
But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Sawyer New Testament
But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, tell you - not to swear, at all: Neither by heaven, because it is the, throne of God, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But I say to thee, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven; for it is the throne of God:
Twentieth Century New Testament
I, however, say to you that you must not swear at all, either by Heaven, since that is God's throne,
Webster
But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Weymouth New Testament
But I tell you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God's throne;
Williams New Testament
But I tell you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne,
World English Bible
but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Worrell New Testament
but I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, because it is God's throne;
Worsley New Testament
but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Themes
Government » Of God » God's throne a symbol of
Heaven/the heavens » What heaven is
Judaism » The religion of the jews » To make room for the gospel
Oaths » The jews » Forbidden to take in the name of any created thing
Sovereignty of God » God's throne a symbol of
Speech/communication » How to speak
Swearing » FALSE » Profane, forbidden
profane Swearing » Of all kinds is desecration of God's name and is forbidden
Swearing/vowing » Not swearing or vowing at all
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Taking Oaths
33 'Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths; 34 but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God, 35 nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 66:1
Thus said Jehovah: The heavens are My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where is this -- the house that ye build for Me? And where is this -- the place -- My rest?
James 5:12
And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.
Deuteronomy 23:21-23
When thou vowest a vow to Jehovah thy God, thou dost not delay to complete it; for Jehovah thy God doth certainly require it from thee, and it hath been in thee -- sin.
Ecclesiastes 9:2
The whole is as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as is the good, so is the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'
Matthew 23:16-22
Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary -- is debtor!