He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.
Parallel translations
- KJV And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
- BSB And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
- NKJV He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.
- NASB And the one who swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells in it.
- NLT And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.
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Cross-references · 8
- 1 Kgs 8:13I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
- Ps 26:8Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.
- 2 Chr 6:2But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
- Ps 132:13–14For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.
- 2 Chr 7:2The priests could not enter into Yahweh’s house, because Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house.
- Col 2:9For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily,
- Eph 2:22in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
- 1 Kgs 8:27But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
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