Matthew 23:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You are in for trouble! You are supposed to lead others, but you are blind. You teach that it doesn't matter if a person swears by the temple. But you say that it does matter if someone swears by the gold in the temple.

Cross References

Isaiah 9:16

They had led the nation down the wrong path, and the people were confused.

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from those Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and all of them will fall into a ditch.”

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

Matthew 23:19

Are you blind? Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Matthew 23:24

You blind leaders! You strain out a small fly but swallow a camel.

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of a cup, and then the outside will also be clean.

Galatians 5:3

If you do, you must obey the whole Law.

James 5:12

My friends, above all else, don't take an oath. You must not swear by heaven or by earth or by anything else. “Yes” or “No” is all you need to say. If you say anything more, you will be condemned.