Matthew 5:33

Matthew chapter 5 · verse 33 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Context

v.32but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

v.33This passage

v.34but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Nahum 1:15

    Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

  • Psalms 76:11

    Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

  • Deuteronomy 23:23

    That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

  • Deuteronomy 5:11

    Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • Matthew 23:16

    Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

  • Psalms 50:14

    Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High;