Matthew 5:35 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Yerushalayim, for it is the city of the great Sovereign;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁵ 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

³⁵ 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)

³⁵ 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

³⁵ 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

³⁵ nor by 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 Yerushalayim, for My Name to be there. And I have chosen Dawiḏ

Psalm 48:2

Pretty on high, The joy of all the earth, Is Mount Tsiyon on the sides of the north, The city of the great Sovereign.

Psalm 87:2

יהוה  loves the gates of Tsiyon More than all the dwellings of Yaʽ

Psalm 99:5

Exalt יהוה  our Elohim, And bow yourselves at His footstool, He is set-apart.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus said יהוה, “The heavens are My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where is this house that you build for Me? And where is this place of My rest?

Malachi 1:14

“But cursed be the deceiver who has a male in his flock, and makes a vow, but is slaughtering to יהוה  what is blemished. For I am a great Sovereign,” said יהוה  of hosts, “and My Name is feared among nations.

Matthew 5:36

nor swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

Acts 7:49

‘The heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house shall you build for Me? says יהוה, or what is the place of My rest?

Revelation 21:10

And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the set-apart Yerushalayim, descending out of the heaven from Elohim,

Revelation 21:2

And I, Yoḥ