Matthew 23:16 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹⁶ Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, is obligated.'

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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

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guides the blind, both will fall into a ditch."

Matthew 23:13

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

Matthew 23:17

"Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

Matthew 23:19

"Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Matthew 23:24

Blind guides, you who strain out a gnat, but swallow a camel!

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside of them may be clean also.

Galatians 5:3

And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a obligated to keep the whole law.

James 5:12

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your "Yes"be "Yes,"and [your] "No,""No,"so that you may not fall into hypocrisy.