Matthew 23:16

God's Word

“How horrible it will be for you, you blind guides! You say, ‘To swear an oath by the temple doesn’t mean a thing. But to swear an oath by the gold in the temple means a person must keep his oath.’

Cross References

Isaiah 9:16

Those who guide these people lead them astray. Those who are guided by them will be destroyed.

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone! They are blind leaders. When one blind person leads another, both will fall into the same pit.”

Matthew 23:13

“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You don’t enter it yourselves, and you don’t permit others to enter when they try.

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! What is more important, the gold or the temple that made the gold holy?

Matthew 23:19

You blind men! What is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

Matthew 23:24

You blind guides! You strain gnats ⌞out of your wine⌟, but you swallow camels.

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cups and dishes so that the outside may also be clean.

Galatians 5:3

Again, I insist that everyone who allows himself to be circumcised must realize that he obligates himself to do everything Moses’ Teachings demand.

James 5:12

Above all things, my brothers and sisters, do not take an oath on anything in heaven or on earth. Do not take any oath. If you mean yes, say yes. If you mean no, say no. Do this so that you won’t be condemned.