Matthew 23:21
And whoever will have sworn by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
In Context
20Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it.
22And whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:27Is it, then, to be understood that truly God would dwell upon the earth? For if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, are not able to contain you, how much less this house, which I have built?
2 Chronicles 7:2Neither were the priests able to enter into the temple of the Lord, because the majesty of the Lord had filled the temple of the Lord.
Colossians 2:9For in him, all the fullness of the Divine Nature 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 →