Matthew 5:35

Plain English Version

And don’t say, ‘by the earth’, when you promise something. God controls the earth too. And don’t say, ‘by Jerusalem’, when you promise something. Jerusalem is God’s special city. He is the big boss there.

Cross References

Matthew 5:36

And don’t say, ‘by my head’, when you promise something. You can’t change the colour of even one hair on your head, to turn it black or turn it white.

Acts 7:49

‘God says, “I fill up all of heaven. It is like my big seat. And the whole earth is just like something for me to rest my feet on. So what sort of house will you people build for me? You can’t build a place big enough for me to live in. You see, I made everything.” ’ ”