KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Matthew 5:34–36
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Matthew 5:34
34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
34But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is Gods throne:
Matthew 5:35
35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
35Nor by the earth, for it is his footstoole: neither by Hierusalem, for it is the citie of the great king.
Matthew 5:36
36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
36Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one haire white or blacke.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 5:34
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To speak, declare, tell, or express; also what is said.
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To make a solemn oath or bind by an oath.
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Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A royal seat; by extension, sovereign rule or authority.
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Matthew 5:35
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
A stool for the feet; that which supports the feet of one.
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A sovereign ruler; one who reigns over a people or realm.
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Matthew 5:36
To make a solemn oath or bind by an oath.
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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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For the reason that; since.
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To form, produce, cause, or carry out what the verse states.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Having the colour of snow or light; pale, clean, or made white.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Black or darkened in appearance, as described in the verse.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 34
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Open the full verse study12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
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Open the full verse study1THUS 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?
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Open the full verse study21¶ When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
22But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
23That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
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Open the full verse study16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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Open the full verse study2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
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Open the full verse study15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
From verse 35
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Open the full verse study2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
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Open the full verse study6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
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Open the full verse study14But 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 heathen.
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Open the full verse study10And 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,
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Open the full verse study5Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
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Open the full verse study2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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Open the full verse study2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
From verse 36
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Open the full verse study25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
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Open the full verse study27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
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Open the full verse study16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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