22And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.


In Context

19 Fools and blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

20 He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

21 And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

22 And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.

24 Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.

Matthew 23:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:22And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:22And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:22And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:22And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:22He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:22and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:22And he that shall swear by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits thereon.