Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

King James Version

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Holman Bible

And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne and by Him who sits on it.

International Standard Version

And the one who swears an oath by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.

A Conservative Version

And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.

American Standard Version

And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Amplified

And whoever swears [an oath] by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

An Understandable Version

And the person who takes an oath 'by heaven,' swears 'by the throne of God,' and [also] by Him [i.e., God] who sits on it.

Anderson New Testament

And he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits upon it.

Bible in Basic English

And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.

Common New Testament

And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Darby Translation

And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

Godbey New Testament

And the one swearing by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.

Goodspeed New Testament

and anyone who swears by heaven is swearing by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.

John Wesley New Testament

And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Julia Smith Translation

And he having sworn by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him sitting above it.

King James 2000

And he that shall swear by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits thereon.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.

Modern King James verseion

And he who shall swear by Heaven swears by the throne of God, and by Him who sits on it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the seat of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Moffatt New Testament

he who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

Montgomery New Testament

"and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits thereon.

NET Bible

And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

New Heart English Bible

He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

Noyes New Testament

and he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereon.

Sawyer New Testament

and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it.

The Emphasized Bible

And, he that hath sworn by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

So he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who is seated upon it.

Twentieth Century New Testament

while a man, swearing by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.

Webster

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.

Weymouth New Testament

and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

Williams New Testament

whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.

World English Bible

He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

Worrell New Testament

and he who swears by Heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him sitting thereon.

Worsley New Testament

and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὀμνύω 
Omnuo 
Usage: 15

by
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

ὀμνύω 
Omnuo 
Usage: 15

the throne
θρόνος 
Thronos 
Usage: 52

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

κάθημαι 
Kathemai 
sit, sit down, sit by, be set down, dwell
Usage: 78

References

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Context Readings

Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy

21 And whosoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it and by Him that dwells therein. 22 And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it. 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted that which is more important of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith; these were expedient for ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Cross References

Matthew 5:34

but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is God's throne,

Psalm 11:4

The LORD is in the temple of his holiness, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where shall remain this house that ye built unto me? and where shall remain this place of my rest?

Acts 7:49

Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool; what house will ye build me? saith the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?

Revelation 4:2-3

And immediately I was in the spirit, and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and there was one seated upon the throne.

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