Matthew 5:35

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 48:2 : 2 It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.
  • Mal 1:14 : 14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and my name is awesome among the nations.”
  • Rev 21:2 : 2 And I saw the holy city– the new Jerusalem– descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
  • Rev 21:10 : 10 So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge, majestic mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
  • Ps 99:5 : 5 Praise the LORD our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!
  • Ps 87:2 : 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

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