Matthew 23:16

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.

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  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
  • Matt 5:33-35 : 33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; 35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
  • Matt 23:24 : 24 Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!
  • Matt 23:26 : 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind. 40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind? 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
  • Matt 23:17 : 17 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
  • Matt 23:19 : 19 Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
  • Isa 56:10-11 : 10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
  • Matt 15:5-6 : 5 But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God] ; 6 he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
  • Gal 5:3 : 3 Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
  • Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: 11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God] ; 12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; 13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 23:17-29
    13 verses
    86%

    17Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

    18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

    19Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

    20He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

    21And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

    22And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

    23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

    24Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

    25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.

    26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

    27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

    28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

    29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,

  • Matt 23:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter. [

    14(Ommitted)

    15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

  • Luke 11:42-44
    3 verses
    71%

    42But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

    43Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

    44Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] know it not.

  • Matt 5:33-34
    2 verses
    70%

    33Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

    34but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;

  • Matt 23:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, [these] do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

    4Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

  • Matt 15:14
    69%

    14Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

  • Matt 15:5-7
    3 verses
    69%

    5But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God] ;

    6he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

    7Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

  • Luke 11:46-47
    2 verses
    68%

    46And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

    47Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

  • Jas 5:12
    68%

    12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

  • Luke 16:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

    15And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

  • Jer 7:4
    68%

    4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.

  • Matt 5:26
    68%

    26Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.

  • Deut 27:18
    68%

    18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Mark 12:40
    68%

    40they that devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these [things] .

  • Luke 21:5
    67%

    5And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,

  • Matt 12:6
    67%

    6But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

  • Matt 5:36
    67%

    36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

  • Luke 11:52
    67%

    52Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

  • Mark 11:17
    67%

    17And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    67%

    17If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

  • Matt 21:13
    67%

    13and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

  • Luke 20:46-47
    2 verses
    67%

    46Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;

    47who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

  • Luke 19:46
    67%

    46saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

  • Luke 6:39
    66%

    39And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

  • Isa 30:22
    66%

    22And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

  • Mark 7:11
    66%

    11but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God] ;