Matthew 23:16

Wo be vnto you blynd gides which saye whosoever sweare by the teple it is no thinge: but whosoever sweare by the golde of the temple he offendeth.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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

15Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites which compasse see and londe to bringe one in to youre belefe: and when he ys brought ye make him two folde more the chylde of hell then ye youre selves are.

17Ye foles and blinde? whether is greater the golde or the teple that sanctifieth ye golde.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:5But ye saye every ma shall saye to his father or mother: That which thou desyrest of me to helpe ye with: is geven God:

Matthew 23:17Ye foles and blinde? whether is greater the golde or the teple that sanctifieth ye golde.

Matthew 23:24Ye blinde gydes which strayne out a gnat and swalowe a cammyll.

Mark 7:10For Moses sayde: Honoure thy father and thy mother: and whosoever cursseth father or mother let him dye for it.

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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