The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
Matthew 5:34 - New International Version (Anglicised) But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; Common English Bible 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 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 But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God: |
The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
All share a common destiny – the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good, so with the sinful; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them.
For this is what the high and exalted One says – he who lives for ever, whose name is holy: ‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
This is what the Lord says: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting-place be?
‘ “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting-place be?
Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear – not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Otherwise you will be condemned.