New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 5:35
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
King James Version
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
World English Bible
nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
American Standard Version
nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Berean Literal Bible
nor by the earth, because it is [the] footstool for His feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is [the] city of the great King.
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Matthew 5
34 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
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