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Matthew 5:34

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32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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BSB
But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
KJV
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
WEB
but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
ASV
but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;
DARBY
But *I* say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is [the] throne of God;
BLB
But I say to you⁺ not to swear at all: neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God;
ÅB
Men jeg sier dere at dere ikke skal sverge i det hele tatt. Ikke ved himmelen, for den er Guds trone;
OTB
Men jeg sier dere, sverg ikke i det hele tatt: verken ved himmelen, for den er Guds trone;
B1930
Men jeg sier eder at I aldeles ikke skal sverge, hverken ved himmelen, for den er Guds trone,

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Cross references

  • James 5:12

    But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

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  • Isaiah 66:1

    Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

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  • Deuteronomy 23:21–23

    When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

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  • Matthew 23:16–22

    Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:2

    All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

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  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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