For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
Matthew 23:16 - Y'all Version Bible “Woe to y’all blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to you, blind guides, who say, If anyone swears by the sanctuary of the temple, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, he is a debtor [bound by his oath]. American Standard Version (1901) Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. Common English Bible “How terrible it will be for you blind guides who say, ‘If people swear by the temple, it’s nothing. But if people swear by the gold in the temple, they are obligated to do what they swore.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you, blind guides, who say: 'Whoever will have sworn by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gold of the temple is obligated.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Woe to you blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple, is a debtor. |
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
Y’all are to leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
“Woe to y’all, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Y’all keep shutting humans out of the Empire of Heaven. For y’all do not enter it, but neither to do allow others to enter.
Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Blind again! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Blind Pharisee! First you must clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that its outside may become clean also.
Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
But above all things, my siblings, y’all must not swear—not by heaven or by the earth or by any other oath. Instead let y’all’s “yes” mean “yes,” and y’all’s “no” mean “no,” so that y’all won’t fall into judgment.