The Meaning of Matthew 23:22 Explained

Matthew 23:22

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

YLT: and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

Darby: And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Matthew 23:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 23:13-26 - Woes For The False-Hearted
These repeated woes may be translated, Alas for you! Our Lord with unfailing accuracy indicates the inevitable doom which such conduct as that of the Pharisees and scribes must incur. He forewarned them that they could expect nothing in the dread future but the judgment of Gehenna-the metaphor being taken from the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where fires were kept burning to consume rubbish and refuse.
Hypocrisy is hiding under a cloak of religion the sins which the ordinary moralist and worldling would condemn. It is very injurious, because it hinders men from entering the Kingdom, Matthew 23:13. It is punctilious in its exactions, because while it strains out gnats, it swallows camels, Matthew 23:23-24. It expends itself on outward ritual-the Pharisees would not enter Pilate's hall on the day before the Passover, but they murdered the holy Savior. Above all things, let us be true, professing to be no more than we are! [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 23

1  Jesus admonishes the people to follow good doctrine, not bad examples
5  His disciples must beware of their ambition
13  He denounces eight woes against their hypocrisy and blindness,
34  and prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem

What do the individual words in Matthew 23:22 mean?

And the [one] having sworn by - heaven swears the throne - of God the [One] sitting upon it
καὶ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὀμνύει τῷ θρόνῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ

  the  [one] 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ὀμόσας  having  sworn 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ὄμνυμι 
Sense: to swear.
τῷ  - 
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
οὐρανῷ  heaven 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: οὐρανός  
Sense: the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it.
ὀμνύει  swears 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ὄμνυμι 
Sense: to swear.
θρόνῳ  throne 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: θρόνος  
Sense: a throne seat.
τοῦ  - 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Θεοῦ  of  God 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: θεός  
Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities.
τῷ  the  [One] 
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
καθημένῳ  sitting 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: κάθημαι  
Sense: to sit down, seat one’s self.
ἐπάνω  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐπάνω  
Sense: above.

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