Matthew 23:16

Tree of Life Version

“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘Whoever swears by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Temple, he is obligated.’

Cross References

Isaiah 9:16

Therefore Adonai will have no joy in their young men, nor will He have compassion on their orphans and widows, for everyone is ungodly and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolishness. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched.

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not enter yourselves, nor do you let those enter who are trying to go in.

Matthew 23:17

O fools and blind ones! Which is greater, the gold or the Temple that made the gold holy?

Matthew 23:19

O blind ones! Which is greater, the offering or the altar that makes the offering holy?

Matthew 23:24

O blind guides, straining out a gnat while swallowing a camel!

Matthew 23:26

O blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

Galatians 5:3

Again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised, that he is obligated to keep the whole Torah.

James 5:12

But above all, my dear brothers and sisters, do not swear—either by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath. But let your “yes” be “yes,” and your “no,” be “no”—so that you may not fall under judgment.