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Matthew 5:34–35

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5:34But I say to you, do not take oaths at all—not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 5:35not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem,43 because it is the city of the great King.

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  1. 43 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne; or by the earth, because it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

NLTNew Living Translation

But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne. And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God, or by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king.

KJV 1900King James Version

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.