Parallel Verses
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;
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;
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;
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,
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
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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, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord: 34 But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God; 35 Or by the earth, because it is the resting-place for his foot; or by Jerusalem, because it is the town of the great King.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 66:1
The Lord says, Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is the resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, and what place will be my resting-place?
James 5:12
But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
Deuteronomy 23:21-23
When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin
Ecclesiastes 9:2
Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.
Isaiah 57:15
For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
Matthew 23:16-22
A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.