Matthew 23:22
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
KJV
καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὀμνύει ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ.
Greek NT
et qui jurat in cælo, jurat in throno Dei, et in eo qui sedet super eum.
Vulgate
And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
ASV
And he that sweareth by heaven sweareth by the throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
θρόνος
thronos
noun · 62×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπάνω
epano
adverb · 18×
ὀμνύω
omnuo
verb · 26×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2111Superstition is the deviation of religious feeling and of the practices this feeling imposes. It can even affect the worship we offer the true God, e.g., when one attributes an importance in some way magical to certain practices otherwise lawful or necessary. To attribute the efficacy of prayers or of sacramental signs to their mere external performance, apart from the interior…
Cross-references
- Acts 7:49 — Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
- Isa 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- Matt 5:34 — But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
- Ps 11:4 — The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.