Matthew 5:35
Matthew 5:33-37 The Message (MSG)
“And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, ‘I’ll pray for you,’ and never doing it, or saying, ‘God be with you,’ and not meaning it. You don’t make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. Just say ‘yes’ and ‘no.’ When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong.
Matthew 5:35 King James Version (KJV)
nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5:35 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.
Matthew 5:35 New Century Version (NCV)
Don’t swear an oath using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don’t swear an oath using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5:35 American Standard Version (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.
Matthew 5:35 New International Version (NIV)
or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
Matthew 5:35 New King James Version (NKJV)
nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5:35 Amplified Bible (AMP)
or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. [Ps 48:2; Is 66:1]
Matthew 5:35 New Living Translation (NLT)
And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.