Matthew 23:21
And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it.
22And he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by throne of God, and by him that sitteth on it.
Cross References
Colossians 2:9in whom dwelleth all the fullness of the Divinity corporeally.
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 →