Matthew 23:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him Who sits upon it.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Those who swear by heaven swear by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 23:22 Cross References

Matthew 5:34

But I say to you, do not take any oath, [saying] ‘by heaven,’ for it is God’s throne;

Acts 7:49

‘Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footrest. What kind of a house do you plan to build for me? the Lord asked. Or what sort of a place is suitable for me to rest in?