But I have chosen Jerusalem so that my name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
Matthew 5:35 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised or by the earth, because it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. [Ps. 48:2; Isa. 66:1.] American Standard Version (1901) nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Common English Bible You must not pledge by the earth, because it’s God’s footstool. You must not pledge by Jerusalem, because it’s the city of the great king. Catholic Public Domain Version nor by earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king: |
But I have chosen Jerusalem so that my name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. Where could you possibly build a house for me? And where would my resting place be?
‘The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘and my name will be feared among the nations.
Do not swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool. What sort of house will you build for me? says the Lord, or what will be my resting place?
He then carried me away in the Spirit , to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.