Matthew 5:34 - Tree of Life Version

³⁴ But I tell you, do not swear at all—not by heaven, for it is the throne of 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,

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

Adonai is in His holy Temple. Adonai’s throne is in heaven. His eyes are watching. His eyelids observe the children of men.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

Everyone shares the same destiny: for the righteous and the wicked; for the good, the ritually clean and the defiled; for one who sacrifices and one who does not sacrifice; as the good person so the sinner; as the one who swears like the one who fears an oath.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Exalted One who inhabits eternity, whose Name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, yet also with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus says Adonai: “Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is the House you would build for Me? Where is the place of My rest?

Acts 7:49

‘Heaven is My throne, and the earth is the footstool of My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me, says Adonai, or what is the place of My rest?

James 5:12

But above all, my dear brothers and sisters, do not swear—either by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath. But let your “yes” be “yes,” and your “no,” be “no”—so that you may not fall under judgment.