Matthew 23:22

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:34 : 34 but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 `Jehovah `is' in his holy temple: Jehovah -- in the heavens `is' His throne. His eyes see -- His eyelids try the sons of men.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus said Jehovah: The heavens `are' My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where `is' this -- the house that ye build for Me? And where `is' this -- the place -- My rest?
  • Acts 7:49 : 49 The heaven `is' My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what `is' the place of My rest?
  • Rev 4:2-3 : 2 and immediately I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne was set in the heaven, and upon the throne is `one' sitting, 3 and He who is sitting was in sight like a stone, jasper and sardine: and a rainbow was round the throne in sight like an emerald.

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