Matthew 23:22

And he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits upon it.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

In Context

21And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwells in it.

23Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, its justice, its mercy, and its faithfulness. These you ought to have done, and those you ought not to have neglected.

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Cross References

Acts 7:49Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What house will you build me? says the Lord; or what is the place of my rest?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34

The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →

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