Matthew 23:22

22 et qui iurat in caelo iurat in throno Dei et in eo qui sedet super eum

Matthew 23:22 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 23:22

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; (See Gill on Matthew 5:34), 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.

Matthew 23:22 In-Context

20 qui ergo iurat in altare iurat in eo et in omnibus quae super illud sunt

21 et qui iuraverit in templo iurat in illo et in eo qui inhabitat in ips

22 et qui iurat in caelo iurat in throno Dei et in eo qui sedet super eum

23 vae vobis scribae et Pharisaei hypocritae quia decimatis mentam et anethum et cyminum et reliquistis quae graviora sunt legis iudicium et misericordiam et fidem haec oportuit facere et illa non omittere

24 duces caeci excolantes culicem camelum autem gluttientes