A moment in scripture

Matthew 23:22

"

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

"
Matthew 23:22Read chapter (KJV) KJV

The surrounding passage

  1. Matthew 23:20

    Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

  2. Matthew 23:21

    And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

  3. Matthew 23:23

    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.

  4. Matthew 23:24

    Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Read all of Matthew 23 →

Download verse card

Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.