Matthew 5:35
or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
34But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
36Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
Psalms 87:2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Malachi 1:14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:34-38
The Sermon on the Mount. 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: 34 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. 37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for… Read the whole commentary →