Matthew 5:35

Matthew chapter 5 · verse 35 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

King James Version · 1611

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

American Standard Version · 1901

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

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

v.35This passage

v.36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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

Malachi 1:14
But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.
Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
Revelation 21:2
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
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 48:2
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
Psalms 87:2
Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.