Matthew 5:34

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;

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  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 The Lord says, Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is the resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, and what place will be my resting-place?
  • Matt 23:16-22 : 16 A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible. 17 You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy? 18 And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible. 19 You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy? 20 He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it. 21 And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is. 22 And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.
  • Deut 23:21-23 : 21 When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin. 22 But if you take no oath, there will be no sin. 23 Whatever your lips have said, see that you do it; for you gave your word freely to the Lord your God.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
  • Eccl 9:2 : 2 Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.

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    35 Or by the earth, because it is the resting-place for his foot; or by Jerusalem, because it is the town of the great King.

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    37 But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.

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  • Matt 23:20-22
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    20 He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it.

    21 And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.

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

  • Matt 5:33
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    33 Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:

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    12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

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    18 And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.

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    12 And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

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    2 As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.

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    7 You are to have no other gods but me.

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    17 Do not put anyone to death without cause.

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    19 Do not take the property of another.

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