Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But I say to you, do not take oaths at all -- not by 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;
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
Topics
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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 heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.' 34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all -- not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the Lord says: "The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?
James 5:12
And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
Deuteronomy 23:21-23
When you make a vow to the Lord your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he will surely hold you accountable as a sinner.
Ecclesiastes 9:2
Everyone shares the same fate -- the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.
Isaiah 57:15
For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: "I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
Matthew 23:16-22
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.'