Matthew 23:16

"Woe unto you, blind guides, who say, If any one swears by the Sanctuary, it is nothing, but if any one swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, the oath is binding.

Montgomery New Testament

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

15"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you scour sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is gained, you make him twofold more a son of hell than you are, yourselves.

17"You fools and blind; for which is greater, the gold, or the Sanctuary which hallows the gold?

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Cross References

Matthew 15:5but you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is dedicated to God,’

Matthew 23:17"You fools and blind; for which is greater, the gold, or the Sanctuary which hallows the gold?

Matthew 23:24"You blind guides! who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!

Mark 7:10For although Moses said, Honor your father and mother, and Let him who curses father or mother suffer death,

Galatians 5:3I solemnly testify to every man who submits to circumcision that he obligates himself to keep 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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