Matthew 23:16
Matthew chapter 23 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
Context
v.15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.
v.16This passage
v.17Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 9:39
And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.
- Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
- James 5:12
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
- Matthew 23:26
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
- Mark 7:10
For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
- Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.