Matthew 23:21

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And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:13 : 13 I have indeed built a high and exalted house for You, a place where You may dwell forever.
  • Ps 26:8 : 8 Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
  • 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.
  • 2 Chr 7:2 : 2 The priests could not enter the Temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it.
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even the heavens, the highest heavens, cannot contain You. How much less this house that I have built!'
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: 14 'This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.'
  • Eph 2:22 : 22 And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.
  • Col 2:9 : 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 23:16-20
    5 verses
    88%

    16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

    17 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

    18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.'

    19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

    20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it.

  • Matt 23:22
    87%

    22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    74%

    31 If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    74%

    22 If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house,

  • Matt 5:33-36
    4 verses
    73%

    33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

    34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne,

    35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

    36 And do not swear by your head, because you cannot make even one hair white or black.

  • 1 Cor 3:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

    17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

  • Jer 22:5
    70%

    5 But if you will not listen to these words, I swear by Myself—declares the LORD—that this palace will become a ruin.

  • Jer 7:4
    70%

    4 Do not trust deceitful words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

  • Deut 6:13
    69%

    13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

  • Lev 19:12
    69%

    12 Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • Matt 12:6
    69%

    6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.

  • Luke 21:5
    69%

    5 Some people were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, and he said,

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'

  • John 2:21
    69%

    21 But He was speaking about the temple of His body.

  • Zeph 1:5
    68%

    5 I will also cut off those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the starry host, those who bow and swear by the Lord but also swear by Milcom.

  • Matt 21:13
    68%

    13 and he said to them, 'It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves!'

  • Gen 21:24
    68%

    24 Abraham said, 'I swear it.'

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4 Or if someone makes a rash oath to do something evil or good, whatever they may rashly utter with an oath, and it is hidden from them, but they later realize it, they are guilty in one of these cases.

  • Rev 10:6
    68%

    6 He swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it, that there would be no more delay.

  • Acts 17:24
    68%

    24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands.

  • Zech 5:3-4
    2 verses
    67%

    3 Then he said to me, 'This is the curse that is going out over the whole land: for everyone who steals will be judged according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be judged according to what is written on the other side.'

    4 'I will send it out,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will remain inside their house and consume it completely, including its timber and stones.'

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    67%

    8 They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 2:23
    67%

    23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the LORD: 'May God punish me ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his own life!

  • Deut 10:20
    67%

    20 Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

  • Heb 10:21
    67%

    21 and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

  • Ps 24:3
    67%

    3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place?

  • 2 Chr 7:21
    67%

    21 This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'

  • Matt 26:61
    67%

    61 They declared, "This man said, 'I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

  • Rev 21:22
    67%

    22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

  • Isa 65:16
    67%

    16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

    13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Ezek 22:8
    67%

    8 You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths.

  • Eph 2:21
    67%

    21 In Him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

  • Ezek 21:23
    66%

    23 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • Jas 5:12
    66%

    12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • Ezek 41:4
    66%

    4 He measured the length of the room as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits in front of the temple. He said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place."

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    66%

    27 'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even the heavens, the highest heavens, cannot contain You. How much less this house that I have built!'

  • Exod 20:7
    66%

    7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

  • Ezek 41:23
    66%

    23 The temple and the sanctuary each had two doors.

  • Ezek 43:12
    66%

    12 This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

  • Matt 21:23
    66%

    23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?'

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