Matthew 23:16

Free Bible Version

What a disaster is coming on those of you who say, ‘If you swear by the Temple that doesn't count, but if you swear by the gold of the Temple, then you have to keep your oath.’ What blind guides you are!

Cross References

Isaiah 9:16

The people's leaders have misled them; those who were guided by them are confused.

Matthew 15:14

“Forget about them—they are blind guides. If a blind man leads another blind man, then they'll both fall into a ditch.”

Matthew 23:13

But what a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You slam shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves don't go in, yet you don't let anyone in who is trying to enter.

Matthew 23:17

What is greater—the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold holy?

Matthew 23:19

How foolish and blind you are! What is greater—the sacrifice, or the altar that makes the sacrifice holy?

Matthew 23:24

You blind guides—you strain what you drink to keep out a fly but then you swallow a camel!

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, so that the outside will also be clean.

Galatians 5:3

Let me repeat: every man who is circumcised has to keep the whole of the law.

James 5:12

Above all, my friends, don't swear. Not by heaven, not by earth, and not by any other kind of oath. Just let your yes be yes, and your no be no, so you won't fall under condemnation.