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Simplified Cowboy Version
Matthew 23:22
The cowboy who gives his word by heaven gives his word on the Boss's throne and by the one who sits on it.
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Christian Standard Bible®
And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne
And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne
King James Version (1611)
And he that shall sweare by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he that shall sweare by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
King James Version
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
English Standard Version
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
New American Standard Bible
"And the one who swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
"And the one who swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
New Century Version
The person who swears by heaven is also using God's throne and the One who sits on that throne.
The person who swears by heaven is also using God's throne and the One who sits on that throne.
Amplified Bible
"And whoever swears [an oath] by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
"And whoever swears [an oath] by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
"And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Legacy Standard Bible
And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Berean Standard Bible
And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the One who sits on it.
And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the One who sits on it.
Contemporary English Version
To swear by heaven is the same as swearing by God's throne and by the one who sits on that throne.
To swear by heaven is the same as swearing by God's throne and by the one who sits on that throne.
Complete Jewish Bible
And someone who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and the One who sits on it.
And someone who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and the One who sits on it.
Darby Translation
And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.
And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.
Easy-to-Read Version
Whoever uses heaven to make a promise is using God's throne and the one who is seated on it.
Whoever uses heaven to make a promise is using God's throne and the one who is seated on it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
George Lamsa Translation
And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
Good News Translation
and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's throne and by him who sits on it.
and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's throne and by him who sits on it.
Lexham English Bible
And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.
And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.
Literal Translation
And the one swearing by Heaven swears by the throne of God, and by the One sitting on it.
And the one swearing by Heaven swears by the throne of God, and by the One sitting on it.
American Standard Version
And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Bible in Basic English
And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.
And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.
Hebrew Names Version
He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
International Standard Version
And the one who swears an oath by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.Psalm 11:4; Matthew 5:34; Acts 7:49;">[xr]
And the one who swears an oath by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.Psalm 11:4; Matthew 5:34; Acts 7:49;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And whosoever sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of Aloha, and by Him who sitteth thereon.
And whosoever sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of Aloha, and by Him who sitteth thereon.
Murdock Translation
And he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by throne of God, and by him that sitteth on it.
And he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by throne of God, and by him that sitteth on it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by hym that sitteth theron.
And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by hym that sitteth theron.
English Revised Version
And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
World English Bible
He who swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
He who swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Weymouth's New Testament
and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he that swerith in heuene, swerith in the trone of God, and in hym that sittith ther on.
And he that swerith in heuene, swerith in the trone of God, and in hym that sittith ther on.
Update Bible Version
And he that swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits thereon.
And he that swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits thereon.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.
New English Translation
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.
New King James Version
And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
New Living Translation
And when you swear ‘by heaven,' you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.
And when you swear ‘by heaven,' you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.
New Life Bible
Whoever makes a promise by heaven, promises by the throne of God and by Him Who sits there.
Whoever makes a promise by heaven, promises by the throne of God and by Him Who sits there.
New Revised Standard
and whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by the one who is seated upon it.
and whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by the one who is seated upon it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he that hath sworn by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon.
And, he that hath sworn by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he that sweareth by heaven sweareth by the throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he that sweareth by heaven sweareth by the throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon.
Revised Standard Version
and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he that sweareth by heve swereth by the seate of God and by hym that sytteth theron.
And he that sweareth by heve swereth by the seate of God and by hym that sytteth theron.
Young's Literal Translation
and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.
and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And who so sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by him that sytteth theron.
And who so sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by him that sytteth theron.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Contextual Overview
13"You hypocritical preachers and lawyers of the Code are going to come to a terrible reckonin'.
14You slam the gate to God's Green Pastures in the face of cowboys and cowgirls. Y'all won't ever ride through those gates, nor will you allow anyone else to ride through.
15"You hypocritical preachers and lawyers of the Code are going to come to a terrible reckonin'. You ride over mountains and cross great territories to win one cowboy for the Boss, and when he saddles up, you make him twice the son of hell that you are.
16"You blind trail guides have a day of reckonin' comin' to you too! You tell folks, 'If you give your word by the church building, it don't mean nothin'; but if you give your word by the gold in the church, you are obligated to keep it.'
17You blind idiots! Which is more important: the gift, or the means by which the gift is made?
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20 21 22The cowboy who gives his word by heaven gives his word on the Boss's throne and by the one who sits on it.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
by the: Matthew 5:34, Psalms 11:4, Isaiah 66:1, Acts 7:49, Revelation 4:2, Revelation 4:3
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he that shall swear by heaven,.... As the Jews were wont to do in common, but did not look upon such an oath as obligatory on them; :-, though such an one
sweareth by the throne of God; for heaven is God's throne, where he sits, and, in an eminent manner, displays the glory of his majesty:
and by him that sitteth thereon, by God himself. Thus swearing by anything that has any relation to God, is implicitly swearing by him; and therefore ought to be considered as binding, as if he was expressed in it; since an appeal cannot be made to things inanimate, nor indeed to any creature, but to God, the searcher of hearts.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The throne of God - Heaven is his throne, Matthew 5:34. It is so called as being the place where he sits in glory. Jesus says, here, that all who swear at all do, in fact, swear by God, or the oath is good for nothing. To swear by an altar, a gift, or a temple is of no force unless it be meant to appeal to God himself. The essential thing in an oath is calling God to witness our sincerity. If a real oath is taken, therefore, God is appealed to. If not it is foolish and wicked to swear by anything else.
