Matthew 23:22

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by hym that sitteth theron.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:34 : 34 But, I say vnto you: Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is gods seate,
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 But God is in his holy temple, Gods throne is in heauen: his eyes looke downe, his eye liddes tryeth the chyldren of men.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith the Lorde: Heauen is my seate, and the earth is my footstoole: Where shall nowe the house stande that ye wyll builde vnto me? And where shalbe the place that I wyll dwell in?
  • Acts 7:49 : 49 Heauen is my seate, and earth is my footstoole. What house wyll ye buylde for me, saith the Lord? Or which is the place of my rest?
  • Rev 4:2-3 : 2 And immediatly I was in the spirite, and behold, a throne was set in heauen, and one sate on the throne. 3 And he that sate, was to loke vppon like vnto a Iasper stone and a Sardine stone: and there was a raynebowe about the throne, in sight like to an Emeralde.

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  • Matt 23:16-21
    6 verses
    87%

    16Wo be vnto you ye blynde guides: for ye say, whosoeuer doth sweare by the temple, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is a detter.

    17Ye fooles and blynde. For whether is greater, the golde, or the temple that sanctifieth the golde?

    18And whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter, it is nothyng: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gyft that is vpon it, he is a detter.

    19Ye fooles and blynde, for whether is greater, the gyft: or the aulter that sanctifieth the gyft?

    20Who so therfore sweareth by the aulter, sweareth by it, and by all thynges theron.

    21And who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by hym that dwelleth therin.

  • Matt 5:33-36
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    33Agayne, ye haue hearde that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto the Lorde thine othes.

    34But, I say vnto you: Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is gods seate,

    35Nor by the earth, for it is his footestoole, neither by Hierusalem, for it is the citie of the great kyng.

    36Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke.

  • Jas 5:12
    71%

    12But aboue all thynges my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, neither by earth, neither any other othe: Let your yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condempnation.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
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    22If a man sinne against his neyghbour, and take an oth agaynst hym and make him to sweare, and they both come before thyne aulter in this house:

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
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    31If any man trespasse against his neyghbour, & there go an oth betweene them, and the one compel the other, and come, swearing before thyne aulter in this house:

  • Rev 10:5-6
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    5And the Angel which I sawe stande vpon the sea and vpon the earth, lyft vp his hande to heauen,

    6And sware by hym that lyueth for euermore, which created heauen and the thynges that therin are, & the earth and the thinges that therin are, and the sea, and the thynges which therin are, that there shoulde be no longer tyme.

  • Deut 6:13
    70%

    13Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God and serue hym, and shalt sweare by his name.

  • Lev 19:12
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    12Ye shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lorde.

  • Isa 65:16
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    16Who so reioyceth vpon earth, shall reioyce in the true God, and who so sweareth vpon earth, shall sweare in the true God: for the olde afflictions shalbe forgotten, and taken away out of my sight.

  • Lev 5:4
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    4Either if a soule sweare, and pronounceth with his lippes to do euill or to do good, whatsoeuer it be that a man shall pronounce with an othe, and the thyng be hyd from hym, and commeth to the knowledge of it, and hath offended in one of these:

  • Matt 23:2
    68%

    2Saying: The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moyses seate.

  • Heb 6:13
    68%

    13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by hym selfe,

  • Zeph 1:5
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    5Yea & such as vpon their house toppes worship and bowe them selues vnto the hoast of heauen, whiche sweare by the Lorde, and by their Malchom also:

  • Acts 23:4
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    4And they that stoode by, sayde: Reuilest thou Gods hye priest?

  • Num 30:2
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    2If a man vowe vnto the Lorde, or sweare an othe to bynde his soule: he shall not go backe with his worde, but shall fulfyll all that is proceeded out of his mouth.

  • Heb 6:16
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    16For men veryly sweare by the greater, and an oth for confirmation, is to them an ende of all stryfe.

  • Matt 23:23
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    23Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye tythe mynt, and annise, and cummyn: and haue left the wayghtier matters of the lawe, iudgement, mercy, and fayth. These ought ye to haue done, and not to leaue the other vndone.

  • Deut 10:20
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    20Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God, and hym only shalt thou serue, to hym shalt thou cleaue, and sweare by his name.

  • Ps 15:4
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    4He that dispiseth in his eyes the reprobate: and honoureth them that feare God. He that hath sworne to his owne hurt: and yet wyll not go from his oth.

  • Exod 20:7
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    7Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vayne: for the Lorde will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his name in vayne.

  • Zech 5:3
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    3Then saide he vnto me, This is the curse that goeth foorth ouer the whole earth: for al theeues shalbe iudged after this booke, & al pariured persons shalbe iudged according to the same.

  • Matt 18:18
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    18Ueryly I say vnto you: Whatsoeuer ye bynde on earth, shalbe bounde in heauen: And whatsoeuer ye loose on earth, shalbe loosed in heauen.

  • Jer 22:5
    66%

    5But if ye wyll not be obedient vnto these commaundementes, I sweare by mine owne selfe, saith the Lord, this house shalbe waste.

  • Ps 24:3-4
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    3Who shal ascende into the hyll of God? or who shall ryse vp in his holy place?

    4Euen he that hath cleane handes, and a pure heart: & that hath not taken his soule in vayne, nor sworne disceiptfully.

  • Heb 7:20
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    20And in as much as that was not without an oth (For those priestes were made without an oth:

  • Isa 45:23
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    23I sweare by my self, out of my mouth commeth the worde of righteousnesse, and that may no man turne: but all knees shall bowe vnto me, and all tongues shall sweare by my name,

  • Luke 1:73
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    73And that he woulde perfourme the oth, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to geue vs.

  • 1 Kgs 2:23
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    23Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying: God do so and so to me, if Adonia haue not spoken this worde against his owne lyfe.

  • Rev 7:15
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    15Therefore are they in the presence of the throne of God, and serue hym daye and nyght in his temple, and he that sitteth in the throne, wyll dwell among them.

  • Gen 21:24
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    24And Abraham saide, I will sweare.

  • Ezek 22:8
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    8Thou hast dispised my holy thynges, and defiled my Sabbathes.

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    23And it shalbe vnto them as a false diuination in their sight, for the othes made vnto them: but he wyll call to remembraunce their iniquitie, to the intent they may be taken.

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    64Iesus saith vnto him: thou hast said. Neuerthelesse, I saye vnto you, hereafter shall ye see the sonne of man sitting on the ryght hande of power, and commyng in the cloudes of the skye.

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    22It is he that sitteth vpon the circle of the world, whose inhabiters are in comparison of him but as grashoppers: he spreadeth out the heauens as a couering, he stretcheth them out as a tent to dwell in.

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    19God hath prepared his seate in heauen: and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all.

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    4But God is in his holy temple, Gods throne is in heauen: his eyes looke downe, his eye liddes tryeth the chyldren of men.

  • Gen 22:16
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    16And sayd: by my selfe haue I sworne, sayeth the Lorde, because thou hast done this thyng, and hast not spared yea thyne onlye sonne,

  • Ps 132:2
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    2Who swore vnto God: who made a vowe vnto the most mightie Lorde of Iacob.

  • Jer 17:12
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    12But thou (O Lorde) whose throne is most glorious, excellent, and of most antiquitie, which dwellest in the place of our holy rest:

  • Jer 4:2
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    2And shalt sweare, The Lord lyueth, in trueth, in equitie, and righteousnesse, and all people shalbe fortunable and ioyfull in hym.