Matthew

Matthew 5:34–35

34But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Read all of Matthew 5

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Matthew 5:34

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
tellλέγωlegōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
to swearὀμόσαιomosaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG3660 I swear, take an oath
at allὅλωςholōsAdverbG3654 wholly, altogether, not at all
byἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
heavenοὐρανῷouranōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3772 the sky, the heaven
forὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
it isἐστὶνestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
God’sΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
throneθρόνοςthronosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2362 a throne, seat

Matthew 5:35

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
byἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῇtēArticle - Dative Feminine SingularG3588 the
earthγῇgēNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG1093 the earth, soil, land
forὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
it isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
His footstoolὑποπόδιόνhypopodionNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG5286 a footstool
byεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolymaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG2414 Jerusalem
forὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
it isἐστὶνestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
cityπόλιςpolisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4172 a city
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
greatμεγάλουmegalouAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG3173 large, great
KingΒασιλέωςBasileōsNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG935 a king, ruler, emperor

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 5:34 James 5:12 · Isaiah 66:1 · Deuteronomy 23:21–23 · Matthew 23:16–22 · Ecclesiastes 9:2

Matthew 5:35 Psalm 48:2 · 2 Chronicles 6:6 · Revelation 21:10 · Malachi 1:14 · Revelation 21:2 · Psalm 99:5

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.