Matthew 5:35
nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
34but I — I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
36nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make white or black;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:6and I fix on Jerusalem for My name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.
Psalms 87:2Jehovah is loving the gates of Zion Above all the tabernacles of Jacob.
Malachi 1:14And cursed [is] a deceiver, who hath in his drove a male, And is vowing, and is sacrificing a marred thing to the Lord, For a great king [am] I, said Jehovah of Hosts, And My name [is] revered among nations!
Revelation 21:10and he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and did shew to me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of the 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 →