Matthew 5:34 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 5:34

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

YLT

but I--I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

DBT

But I say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is [the] throne ofGod;

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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15 verses on the floor

Isaiah 66:1
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
James 5:12
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Deuteronomy 23:21–23
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
Matthew 23:16–22
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Acts 17:24
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

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So that this righteousness does not exceed theirs. But Christ teaches, that we ought not, for any cause, to be so angry as to call any man Raca, or fool. We ought not, for any cause, to be angry at the person of the sinner, but at his sins only.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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