Matthew 5:34 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

More versions

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,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 5:34 Cross References

Psalm 11:4

The LORD is in his holy temple, The LORD, his throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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?

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?

James 5:12

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgement.