King James Version

Matthew 5:34

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:

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ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγωlegōsayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notὀμόσαιomosaito swearὀμνύω (omnuō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to swear”, a single actionG3660I swear, take an oath, promise with an oath.This verse uses “swear”.ὅλωςholōsat allὅλωςadverb — “at all”G3654wholly, altogether, actually, really; with negative: not at all.at allμήτεmēteneitherμήτεconjunction — “neither”G3383nor, neither, not even, neither...nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forθρόνοςthronosthroneθρόνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “throne”, the subject formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.throneἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but I — I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;

Young’s Literal Translation

but I — I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

World English Bible

but I tell you , don’ t swear at all : neither by heaven , for it is the throne of God ;

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is [the] throne of God;

Douay-Rheims

But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God:

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