Matthew 23:16

Woe to{you}, blind way-leaders, the saying, 'Who supposing may-swear in to{the temple} it-is-being nothing; moreover, who supposing may-swear in to{the gold} of{the temple} is-owing.'

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Woe 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!

In Context

15Woe to{you}, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders, that you-are-leading-around the seawater and the dry to-make one toward-comer and, when-supposing he-may-become, you-are-making same more-double son of{Gehenna} of{you}.

17Foolish and blind; for which[?] is-being greater, the gold or the temple, the holy-izing the gold[?],

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Cross References

Matthew 15:5Moreover you are-saying, 'Who supposing may-say to{the father or the mother} "gift which if-supposing out of{emphatically-me} you-would-be-profited"

Matthew 23:17Foolish and blind; for which[?] is-being greater, the gold or the temple, the holy-izing the gold[?],

Matthew 23:24Blind way-leaders, the straining the gnat moreover drinking-down the camel.

Mark 7:10for Moses says, 'Be-valuing the father of{you} and the mother of{you},' and 'The saying-bad[of/to] father or mother: be-deceasing to{death}.'

Galatians 5:3Moreover, I-am-witnessing/being-witnessed again to{every man being-circumcised} that he-is-being [an] owe-er to-do the whole law.

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 →

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