Matthew 5:35 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

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King 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:

Matthew 5:35 Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:6

but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

Psalm 48:2

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

Psalm 87:2

The LORD loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Psalm 99:5

Exalt ye the LORD our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus saith the LORD; The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

Malachi 1:14

But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing: for I am a great king, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

Matthew 5:36

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Acts 7:49

The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?

Revelation 21:10

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.