Matthew 23:16

Weymouth NT

»Alas for you, you blind guides, who say,« `Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'

Cross References

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 some pit.«

Matthew 23:13

»But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you lock the door of the Kingdom of the Heavens against men; you yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those to enter who are seeking to do so.«

Matthew 23:17

»Blind fools! Why, which is greater? –the gold, or the Sanctuary which has made the gold holy?«

Matthew 23:19

»You are blind! Why, which is greater? –the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?«

Matthew 23:24

You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee, first wash clean the inside of the cup or dish, and then the outside will be clean also.

Galatians 5:3

I once more protest to every man who receives circumcision that he is under obligation to obey the whole Law of Moses.

James 5:12

But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, either by Heaven or by the earth, or with any other oath. Let your `yes' be simply `yes,' and your `no' be simply `no;' that you may not come under condemnation.