King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 23:22
“‹And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 23
20
‹Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.›
21
‹And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.›
22
‹And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.›
23
‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier› [matters] ‹of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.›
24
[Ye] ‹blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.›
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