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Matthew 23:22

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

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

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

And if you swear by heaven, you're actually swearing by God's throne and by God himself who sits on it.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you invoke heaven in your promises, you're bringing God into it whether you realize it or not.

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You're in trouble, you clueless leaders who say 'If someone makes a promise using the temple, whatever — but if they swear by the gold in the temple, now they're locked into that promise!'

So when you make a promise using the altar, you're actually making that promise by the altar itself and everything that's on it.

And you say, 'If someone makes a promise using the altar, whatever — that doesn't count. But if they swear by the gift on the altar, now they're actually bound by it.'

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