Matthew 23:16 - New Revised Standard Version

¹⁶ “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by the oath.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Woe to you, blind guides, who say, If anyone swears by the sanctuary of the temple, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, he is a debtor [bound by his oath].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ “How terrible it will be for you blind guides who say, ‘If people swear by the temple, it’s nothing. But if people swear by the gold in the temple, they are obligated to do what they swore.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Woe to you, blind guides, who say: 'Whoever will have sworn by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gold of the temple is obligated.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Woe to you blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple, is a debtor.

Matthew 23:16 Cross References

Isaiah 9:16

for those who led this people led them astray, and those who were led by them were left in confusion.

Matthew 15:14

Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others are going in, you stop them.

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that has made the gold sacred?

Matthew 23:19

How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Matthew 23:24

You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may become clean.

Galatians 5:3

Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the entire law.

James 5:12

Above all, my beloved, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.