Matthew 5:35

Holman Christian Standard Bible

or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:6

But I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.”

Psalm 48:2

rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion on the slopes of the north is the city of the great King.

Psalm 87:2

The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Psalm 99:5

Exalt the Lord our God; bow in worship at His footstool. He is holy.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house could you possibly build for Me? And what place could be My home?

Malachi 1:14

“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name will be feared among the nations.

Matthew 5:36

Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.

Acts 7:49

Heaven is My throne, and earth My footstool. What sort of house will you build for Me? says the Lord, or what is My resting place?

Revelation 21:10

He then carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:2

I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.