Matthew 5:34 - Plain English Version

³⁴ But now I’m telling you this. If you promise something, don’t say, ‘by God’, to get people to believe you. And don’t say, ‘by heaven’, when you promise something. God is the boss in heaven, so that is just like saying, ‘by God’.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁴ but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁴ But I tell you, Do not bind yourselves by an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁴ but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;

Common English Bible

³⁴ But I say to you that you must not pledge at all. You must not pledge by heaven, because it’s God’s throne.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁴ But I say to you, do not swear an oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

Matthew 5:34 Cross References

Acts 7:49

‘God says, “I fill up all of heaven. It is like my big seat. And the whole earth is just like something for me to rest my feet on. So what sort of house will you people build for me? You can’t build a place big enough for me to live in. You see, I made everything.” ’ ”

James 5:12

And there is another thing that I want to say, my friends, and it is very important. Whenever you promise something, don’t say, “God is the boss over heaven and earth, and if I don’t do what I promise, he will punish me.” Don’t say anything like that. You see, if you say that, and then don’t do what you promised, then God will say that you are guilty. So just tell the true story. Say yes when that is true, or no when that is true, and don’t say anything more.