Oaths and Vows
Matthew 5:35
In 9 translations
- BSB
- or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
- KJV
- Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
- WEB
- nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
- ASV
- nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
- LSV
- nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is [the] city of [the] great King,
- YLT
- nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,
- DBY
- nor by the earth, because it is [the] footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is [the] city of the great King.
- DRC
- Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king:
- GNV
- Nor yet by the earth: for it is his footestoole: neither by Hierusalem: for it is the citie of the great King.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ· μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶν τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως·
- RP2018
- μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ· μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶν τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως·
- TR-Boyd
- μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστι τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ· μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶ τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως·
- SCR1894
- μητε εν τη γη οτι υποποδιον εστιν των ποδων αυτου μητε εις ιεροσολυμα οτι πολις εστιν του μεγαλου βασιλεως
Who and where
📍 Jerusalem◆ Sermon on the Mount
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
FootstoolSermon on the mountOathSermon on the Plain, TheSermonJudaismStoolSwearing, ProfaneBeg; Beggar; BeggingEthics
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- Revelation 21:10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
- 2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
- Malachi 1:14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among…
- Psalms 99:5Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
- Revelation 21:2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Psalms 87:2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).