Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

King James Version

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Holman Bible

And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne and by Him who sits on it.

International Standard Version

And the one who swears an oath by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Amplified

And whoever swears [an oath] by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

An Understandable Version

And the person who takes an oath 'by heaven,' swears 'by the throne of God,' and [also] by Him [i.e., God] who sits on it.

Anderson New Testament

And he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits upon it.

Bible in Basic English

And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Darby Translation

And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

Godbey New Testament

And the one swearing by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.

Goodspeed New Testament

and anyone who swears by heaven is swearing by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.

John Wesley New Testament

And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Julia Smith Translation

And he having sworn by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him sitting above it.

King James 2000

And he that shall swear by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits thereon.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.

Modern King James verseion

And he who shall swear by Heaven swears by the throne of God, and by Him who sits on it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the seat of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Moffatt New Testament

he who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

Montgomery New Testament

"and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits thereon.

NET Bible

And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

and he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereon.

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

And, he that hath sworn by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

So he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who is seated upon it.

Twentieth Century New Testament

while a man, swearing by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.

Webster

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.

Weymouth New Testament

and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

Williams New Testament

whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

and he who swears by Heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him sitting thereon.

Worsley New Testament

and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὀμνύω 
Omnuo 
Usage: 15

by
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

ὀμνύω 
Omnuo 
Usage: 15

the throne
θρόνος 
Thronos 
Usage: 52

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

κάθημαι 
Kathemai 
sit, sit down, sit by, be set down, dwell
Usage: 78

References

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Smith

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Context Readings

Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy

21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Cross References

Matthew 5:34

But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus says the Lord,
Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool.
Where then is a house you could build for Me?
And where is a place that I may rest?

Acts 7:49

Heaven is My throne,
And earth is the footstool of My feet;
What kind of house will you build for Me?’ says the Lord,
Or what place is there for My repose?

Revelation 4:2-3

Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne.

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