Matthew 5:35
Don't swear by the earth, because it's God's footstool. Don't swear by Jerusalem, because it's the city of the great King.
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In Context
34But I tell you, don't swear at all. Don't swear by heaven, because it's the throne of God.
36Don't even swear by your head, because you're not able to make a single hair white or black.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem so that I will be honored there, and I have chosen David to rule over my people Israel.’
Psalms 87:2Jerusalem is the city that the Lord loves more than any other city in Israel.
Malachi 1:14Cursed are those who cheat by vowing to bring a ram as a sacrifice and then offers an imperfect animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the Lord Almighty, and I am respected among the nations!
Revelation 21:10He took me in the Spirit to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed me the holy city Jerusalem descending from God out of heaven,
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 →