Matthew 5:35
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
KJV
μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ· μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶν τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως·
Greek NT
neque per terram, quia scabellum est pedum ejus : neque per Jerosolymam, quia civitas est magni regis :
Vulgate
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 his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
μήτε
mete
conjunction · 34×
πούς
pous
noun · 91×
πόλις
polis
noun · 164×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἱεροσόλυμα
ierosoluma
noun · 61×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑποπόδιον
upopodion
noun · 8×
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2262In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord recalls the commandment, "You shall not kill,"62 and adds to it the proscription of anger, hatred, and vengeance. Going further, Christ asks his disciples to turn the other cheek, to love their enemies.63 He did not defend himself and told Peter to leave his sword in its sheath.64 Legitimate defense
Answer to another objection, showing that the destruction of Jerusalem, which was the city of the great King, diminished nothing from the supreme majesty and power of God, for that this destruction was put in execution by the most wise counsel of the same God. 1. Further, also, concerning Jerusalem and the Lord, they venture to assert that, if it had been the city of the great …
2. Now when, as you see, He had demonstrated the greatness of God's providential care, and they were in what follows to be rebuked also, even in this He was sparing, laying to their charge not want, but poverty, of faith. Thus, if God, says He, so clothe the grass of the field, much more you, O you of little faith. Matthew 6:30 And yet surely all these things He Himself works. …
1. Jesus Comes to Capernaum. Statements of the Four Evangelists Regarding This. After this John 2:12-25 He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and there they abode not many days. And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and He found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers…
Q. May we swear by saints or other creatures? A. No. A legitimate oath means calling upon God as the one who knows my heart to witness to my truthfulness and to punish me if I swear falsely. No creature is worthy of such honor.
Cross-references
- 2Chr 6:6 — But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
- Mal 1:14 — But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the
- Ps 48:2 — Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
- Ps 48:2 — Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
- Ps 95:3 — For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- Ps 99:5 — Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
- Rev 21:2 — And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Rev 21:10 — And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,