Matthew 23:21
And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
In Context
20Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
22And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:27Is it true in deede that God will dwell on the earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: howe much more vnable is this house that I haue built?
2 Chronicles 7:2So that the Priestes could not euter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lordes house.
Psalms 132:13For the Lord hath chosen Zion, and loued to dwell in it, saying,
Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead 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 →