Matthew 5:35
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5:35 in other translations
| BSB | or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
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| WEB | nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
| ASV | nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
| YLT | nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king, |
| DARBY | nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King. |
| BBE | Or by the earth, because it is the resting-place for his foot; or by Jerusalem, because it is the town of the great King. |
| Webster | Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King, |
What does Matthew 5:35 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 5:33-37
There is no reason to consider that solemn oaths in a court of justice, or on other proper occasions, are wrong, provided they are taken with due reverence. But all oaths taken without necessity, or in common conversation, must be sinful, as well as all those expressions which are appeals to God, though persons think thereby to evade the guilt of swearing. The worse men are, the less they are bound by oaths; the…
Matthew 5:35 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 5:35
- Psalms 48:2
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
- Malachi 1:14
But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
- Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
- 2 Chronicles 6:6
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
- Psalms 99:5
Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
- Revelation 21:2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Psalms 87:2
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
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Context
- Matthew 5:34
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
- Matthew 5:35
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
- Matthew 5:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Matthew 5:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ni por la tierra, porque es el estrado de sus pies; ni por Jerusalem, porque es la ciudad del gran Rey. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ni par la terre, car elle est le marchepied de ses pieds; ni par Jérusalem, car elle est la ville du grand Roi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | noch bei der Erde, denn sie ist seiner Füße Schemel; noch bei Jerusalem, denn sie ist des großen Königs Stadt; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | neque per terram, quia scabellum est pedum ejus: neque per Jerosolymam, quia civitas est magni regis: |