Matthew 23:21
And he who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
In Context
20He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it.
22And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. How much less this house that I have built!
2 Chronicles 7:2And the priests could not enter into the house of LORD, because the glory of LORD filled LORD's house.
Psalms 132:13For LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.
Colossians 2:9Because in him all the fullness of the divinity dwells bodily.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34
The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →