Matthew 23:22

And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

Revised King James 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 shall swear by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.

23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faithfulness: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

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Cross References

Acts 7:49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will you build for me? says the Lord: or what is the place in which I can 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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