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Matthew 23:22
He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
Matthew 23:22 · World English Bible
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Matthew 23:22 in other translations
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
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In context
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
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