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

²² 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

²² And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him Who sits upon it.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Common English Bible

²² Those who swear by heaven swear by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² 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

²² 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?