Matthew 23:21

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he who swears by the sanctuary of the temple swears by it and by Him Who dwells in it. [I Kings 8:13; Ps. 26:8.]

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

Lord, I love the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells.

1 Kings 8:13

I have surely built You a house of habitation, a settled place for You to dwell in forever.

2 Chronicles 6:2

I have built You a house, [in which the dark Holy of Holies seems] a [fitting] abode for You, a place for You to dwell in forever.

Colossians 2:9

For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature].

Ephesians 2:22

In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.

2 Chronicles 7:2

The priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.

1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, the heavens and heaven of heavens [in its most extended compass] cannot contain You; how much less this house that I have built?

Matthew 23:20

So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.