Matthew 5:35

New English Translation

not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:6

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Psalm 48:2

It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.

Psalm 87:2

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

Psalm 99:5

Praise the Lord our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

Malachi 1:14

“There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”

Matthew 5:36

Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

Acts 7:49

‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?

Revelation 21:10

So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge, majestic mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.