Matthew 5 › verse
Matthew 5:35
nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Speech, truth and oathsGod's sovereignty and character
Original words
| English | Original word | Root | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nor | mēte μήτε | mēte | 4 |
| by | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| the | tē τῇ | ho | 145 |
| earth | gē γῇ | gē | 6 |
| for | hoti ὅτι | hoti | 33 |
| it is | estin ἐστιν | esti | 14 |
| his | autou αὐτοῦ | autos | 70 |
| footstool | hypopodion ὑποπόδιόν | hypopodion | 1 |
| neither | mēte μήτε | mēte | 4 |
| by | eis εἰς | eis | 18 |
| Jerusalem | hierosolyma Ἱεροσόλυμα | hierosolyma | 1 |
| for | hoti ὅτι | hoti | 33 |
| it is | estin ἐστὶν | esti | 14 |
| the city | polis πόλις | polis | 2 |
| of the | tou τοῦ | ho | 145 |
| great | megalou μεγάλου | megas | 3 |
| King | basileōs βασιλέως | basileus | 1 |
Cross-references 7
the earth 1
- Psalms 99:5
5Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His footstool--He is holy.
the city of the great King 5
- 2 Chronicles 6:6
6Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.'
- Psalms 48:2
2Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
- Psalms 87:2
2The LORD loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Malachi 1:14
14"But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished--For I am a great King," Says the LORD of hosts, "And My name is to be feared among the nations.
- Revelation 21:2, 10
2Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,