Matthew 23:22

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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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 the throne of God:
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The Lord is in his holy palace: the Lordes throne is in the heauen: his eyes wil consider: his eye lids will try the children of men.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith the Lorde, The heauen is my throne, and the earth is my footestoole: where is that house that ye will builde vnto me? and where is that place of my rest?
  • Acts 7:49 : 49 Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: what house wil ye build for me, saith the Lord? or what place is it that I should rest in?
  • Rev 4:2-3 : 2 And immediatly I was rauished in the spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heauen, and one sate vpon the throne. 3 And he that sate, was to looke vpon, like vnto a iasper stone, and a sardine, and there was a rainbowe rounde about the throne, in sight like to an emeraude.

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  • Matt 23:16-21
    6 verses
    87%

    16Wo be vnto you blinde guides, which say, Whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the Temple, he offendeth.

    17Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde?

    18And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth.

    19Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?

    20Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

    21And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

  • Matt 5:33-36
    4 verses
    83%

    33Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord.

    34But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God:

    35Nor yet by the earth: for it is his footestoole: neither by Hierusalem: for it is the citie of the great King.

    36Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.

  • Jas 5:12
    71%

    12But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    70%

    22When a man shall sinne against his neighbour, and he laye vpon him an othe to cause him to sweare, and the swearer shal come before thine altar in this house,

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    70%

    31When a man shall trespasse against his neighbour, & he lay vpon him an othe to cause him to sweare, and the swearer shall come before thine altar in this house,

  • Rev 10:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5And the Angel which I sawe stand vpon the sea, and vpon the earth, lift vp his hand to heauen,

    6And sware by him that liueth for euermore, which created heauen, and the thinges that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the thinges that therein are, that time should be no more.

  • Deut 6:13
    70%

    13Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God, and serue him, and shalt sweare by his Name.

  • Lev 19:12
    69%

    12Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

  • Isa 65:16
    69%

    16He that shal blesse in the earth, shal blesse himselfe in the true God, and he that sweareth in the earth, shall sweare by the true God: for the former troubles are forgotten, and shall surely hide themselues from mine eyes.

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4Either if any sweare and pronounce with his lippes to do euill, or to doe good (whatsoeuer it bee that a man shall pronounce with an othe) and it be hid from him, and after knoweth that he hath offended in one of these poyntes,

  • Matt 23:2
    68%

    2Saying, The Scribes and the Pharises sit in Moses seate.

  • Heb 6:13
    68%

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

  • Zeph 1:5
    68%

    5And them that worship the hoste of heauen vpon the house tops, and them that worship and sweare by the Lord, and sweare by Malcham,

  • Acts 23:4
    67%

    4And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest?

  • Num 30:2
    67%

    2(30:3) Whosoeuer voweth a vow vnto the Lord, or sweareth an othe to binde him selfe by a bonde, he shall not breake his promise, but shall do according to al that proceedeth out of his mouth.

  • Heb 6:16
    67%

    16For men verely sweare by him that is greater then themselues, and an othe for confirmation is among them an ende of all strife.

  • Matt 23:23
    67%

    23Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye tithe mynt, & annyse, & cummyn, & leaue the weightier matters of the law, as iudgement, and mercy and fidelitie. These ought ye to haue done, and not to haue left the other.

  • Deut 10:20
    67%

    20Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God: thou shalt serue him, and thou shalt cleaue vnto him, and shalt sweare by his Name.

  • Ps 15:4
    67%

    4In whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but he honoureth them that feare the Lord: he that sweareth to his owne hinderance & changeth not.

  • Exod 20:7
    66%

    7Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lorde thy God in vaine: for the Lorde will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vayne.

  • Zech 5:3
    66%

    3Then said he vnto me, This is the curse that goeth foorth ouer the whole earth: for euery one that stealeth, shalbe cut off aswell on this side, as on that: and euery one that sweareth, shall be cut off aswell on this side, as on that.

  • Matt 18:18
    66%

    18Verely I say vnto you, Whatsoeuer ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer ye loose on earth, shalbe loosed in heauen.

  • Jer 22:5
    66%

    5But if ye will not heare these wordes, I sweare by my selfe, saith the Lorde, that this House shalbe waste.

  • Ps 24:3-4
    2 verses
    66%

    3Who shall ascende into the mountaine of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place?

    4Euen he that hath innocent handes, and a pure heart: which hath not lift vp his minde vnto vanitie, nor sworne deceitfully.

  • Heb 7:20
    66%

    20And for as much as it is not without an othe (for these are made Priestes without an othe:

  • Isa 45:23
    66%

    23I haue sworne by my selfe: the worde is gone out of my mouth in righteousnesse, and shall not returne, That euery knee shall bowe vnto me, and euery tongue shall sweare by me.

  • Luke 1:73
    66%

    73And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham.

  • 1 Kgs 2:23
    66%

    23Then King Salomon sware by the Lorde, saying, God doe so to me and more also, if Adoniiah hath not spoken this worde against his owne life.

  • Rev 7:15
    66%

    15Therefore are they in the presence of the throne of God, and serue him day and night in his Temple, and he that sitteth on the throne, wil dwell among them.

  • Gen 21:24
    66%

    24Then Abraham said, I will sweare.

  • Ezek 22:8
    66%

    8Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast polluted my Sabbaths.

  • Ezek 21:23
    65%

    23And it shalbe vnto them as a false diuination in their sight for the othes made vnto them: but hee will call to remembrance their iniquitie, to the intent they should be taken.

  • Matt 26:64
    65%

    64Iesus saide to him, Thou hast saide it: neuerthelesse I say vnto you, hereafter shall ye see the Sonne of man, sitting at the right hande of the power of God, and come in the cloudes of the heauen.

  • Isa 40:22
    65%

    22He sitteth vpon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grashoppers, hee stretcheth out ye heauens, as a curtaine, and spreadeth them out, as a tent to dwell in.

  • Ps 103:19
    65%

    19The Lord hath prepared his throne in heauen, and his Kingdome ruleth ouer all.

  • Ps 11:4
    65%

    4The Lord is in his holy palace: the Lordes throne is in the heauen: his eyes wil consider: his eye lids will try the children of men.

  • Gen 22:16
    65%

    16And saide, By my selfe haue I sworne (saith ye Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine onely sonne,

  • Ps 132:2
    65%

    2Who sware vnto the Lorde, and vowed vnto the mightie God of Iaakob, saying,

  • Jer 17:12
    65%

    12As a glorious throne exalted fro the beginning, so is the place of our Sanctuarie.

  • Jer 4:2
    65%

    2And thou shalt sweare, The Lord liueth in trueth, in iudgement, and in righteousnesse, and the nations shall be blessed in him, and shall glorie in him.