Matthew 23:16

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Wo vnto you blyndegydes, which saye: Who so euer sweareth by the temple, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is giltie.

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  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let the go, they are ye blynde leaders of ye blynde. Wha one blinde leadeth another, they fall both i ye diche.
  • Matt 5:33-35 : 33 Agayne, ye haue herde, how it was sayde to the of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thyne ooth to God. 34 But I saye vnto you: sweare not at all, nether by heaue, for it is Godis seate: 35 nor yet by the earth, for it is his fote stole: nether by Ierusalem, for it is the cyte of ye greate kinge:
  • Matt 23:24 : 24 O ye blynde gydes, which strayne out a gnat, but swalowe vp a Camell.
  • Matt 23:26 : 26 Thou blynde Pharise, clense first the in syde of the cuppe and platter, that the out syde maye be cleane also.
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 And Iesus sayde: I am come to iudgmet in to this worlde, that they which se not, might se: and that they which se, might be made blynde. 40 And some of the Pharises yt were with him, herde this, and sayde vnto him: Are we then blynde also? 41 Iesus sayde vnto the: Yf ye were blynde, ye shulde haue no synne. But now that ye saye, we se, therfore youre sonne remayneth.
  • Matt 23:17 : 17 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the golde, or the teple that sanctifieth the golde?
  • Matt 23:19 : 19 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the offeringe, or the altare that sanctifieth the offerynge?
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But aboue all thinges my brethre, sweare not, nether by heaue, nether by earth, nether by eny other othe. Let youre ye be ye, and yor naye naye: lest ye faule in to ypocricy.
  • Isa 56:10-11 : 10 For his watchmen are all blinde, they haue alltogether no vnderstondinge, they are all domme dogges, not beinge able to barcke, they are slepery: slogish are they, & lie snortinge: 11 they are shamelesse dogges, yt be neuer sati?fied. The sheperdes also in like maner haue no vnderstondinge, but euery man turneth his owne waye, euery one after his owne couetousnes, wt all his power.
  • Matt 15:5-6 : 5 But ye saye: Euery man shal saye to father or mother: The thige yt I shulde helpe ye withal, is geue vnto God. 6 By this is it come to passe, that no man honoureth his father or his mother eny more. And thus haue ye made the comaundement of God of none effecte, for youre owne tradicios.
  • Gal 5:3 : 3 I testifye agayne vnto euery man which is circumcysed, that he is bounde to kepe the whole lawe.
  • Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses sayde: Honoure father & mother. Whoso curseth father and mother, shal dye the death. 11 But ye saye: A ma shal saye to father or mother: Corban, that is, The thinge yt I shulde helpe the withall, is geue vnto God. 12 And thus ye suffre him nomore to do ought for his father or his mother, 13 & make Gods worde of none effecte, thorow youre owne tradicions that ye haue set vp. And many soch thinges do ye.

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  • Matt 23:17-29
    13 verses
    86%

    17 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the golde, or the teple that sanctifieth the golde?

    18 And who so euer sweareth by the altare, that is nothinge: but who so euer sweareth by the offeringe that is vpo it, he is giltye.

    19 Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the offeringe, or the altare that sanctifieth the offerynge?

    20 Therfore who so sweareth by the altare, sweareth by the same, and by all that is theron:

    21 and who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by the same, and by him that dwelleth therin.

    22 And who so sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by him that sytteth theron.

    23 Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrytes, which tythe Mynt, Anyse and Commyn, and leaue the waightier matters of the lawe behynde: namely, iudgment, mercy, and fayth. These ought to haue bene done, and not to leaue the other behynde.

    24 O ye blynde gydes, which strayne out a gnat, but swalowe vp a Camell.

    25 Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharises, ye Ypocrytes, which make cleane the vttersyde of the cuppe and platter, but within are ye full of robbery and excesse.

    26 Thou blynde Pharise, clense first the in syde of the cuppe and platter, that the out syde maye be cleane also.

    27 Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharises, ye Ypocrites, which be like vnto paynted Sepulcres, that appeare beutyfull outwarde, but within they are full of deed mens bones and all fylthines.

    28 Euen so are ye also: Outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of ypocrisye and iniquyte.

    29 Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrites, which buylde the tombes of the prophetes, and garnysh the sepulcres of the righteous,

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    13 Wo vnto you Scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrytes, that shut vp the kyngdome of heauen before men: Ye come not in youre selues, nether suffre ye them to enter, that wolde be in.

    14 Wo vnto you Scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrytes, that deuoure wyddowes houses, and that vnder the culoure of prayenge longe prayers, therfore shal ye receaue ye greater damnacion.

    15 Wo vnto you Scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrytes, which compasse see and lode to make one Proselyte: and whan he is become one, ye make of him a childe of hell, two folde more then ye youre selues are.

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    42 But wo vnto you Pharises, ye that tythe mynt and rewe, and all maner herbes, and passe ouer iudgmet and ye loue of God. These ought to haue bene done, and not to leaue the other vndone.

    43 Wo vnto you Pharises, for ye loue to syt vppermost in the synagoges, and to be saluted in the market.

    44 Wo vnto you scrybes and Pharyses, ye ypocrites, for ye are like couered sepulcres, where ouer men walke, and are not awarre of them.

  • Matt 5:33-34
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    70%

    33 Agayne, ye haue herde, how it was sayde to the of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thyne ooth to God.

    34 But I saye vnto you: sweare not at all, nether by heaue, for it is Godis seate:

  • Matt 23:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3 Therfore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and do, but after their workes shal ye not do,

    4 for they saye & do not. For they bynde heuy and intollerable burthens, and laye them vpon mens shulders: But they them selues wil not heaue at them with one of their fyngers.

  • 14 Let the go, they are ye blynde leaders of ye blynde. Wha one blinde leadeth another, they fall both i ye diche.

  • Matt 15:5-7
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    69%

    5 But ye saye: Euery man shal saye to father or mother: The thige yt I shulde helpe ye withal, is geue vnto God.

    6 By this is it come to passe, that no man honoureth his father or his mother eny more. And thus haue ye made the comaundement of God of none effecte, for youre owne tradicios.

    7 Ye ypocrites, full well hath Esaye prophecied of you, & sayde:

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    46 But he saide: And wo vnto you also ye scrybes, for ye lade men with vntollerable burthens, and ye youre selues touch them not with one of yor fyngers.

    47 Wo vnto you, for ye buylde the sepulcres of the prophetes, but youre fathers put them to death.

  • 12 But aboue all thinges my brethre, sweare not, nether by heaue, nether by earth, nether by eny other othe. Let youre ye be ye, and yor naye naye: lest ye faule in to ypocricy.

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    14 All these thinges herde the Pharises, which were couetous, and they mocked hi.

    15 And he sayde vnto them: Ye are they that iustifie yor selues before men, but God knoweth youre hertes. For yt which is hye amonge men, is an abhominacion before God.

  • 4 Trust not in false lyenge wordes, sayenge: here is the temple of the LORDE, here is the temple of the LORDE, here is the temple of the LORDE.

  • 26 I saye vnto the verely: thou shalt not come out thece, till thou haue payed the vtmost farthinge.

  • 18 Cursed be he, that maketh a blynde man go out of his waye. And all the people shal saye, Amen.

  • 40 they deuoure wyddowes houses, and vnder a coloure they make longe prayers. These shal receaue the more damnacion.

  • 4 Or whan a soule sweareth, so yt he pronounceth wt his mouth to do euell or good (what so euer it be that a man pronounceth wt an ooth) & was not awarre of it, & afterwarde cometh to the knowlege therof, he hath offended in one of these.

  • 5 And wha some spake of the temple, that it was garnished with goodly stones and Iewels, he saide:

  • 6 But I saye vnto you: yt here is one greater then the temple.

  • 36 nether shalt thou sweare by thy heed, because thou canst not make one heer whyte or blacke:

  • 52 Wo vnto you scrybes, for ye haue receaued ye keye of knowlege. Ye are not come in youre selues, and haue forbydden them that wolde haue bene in.

  • 17 And he taught and sayde vnto them: Is it not wrytten: My house shalbe called a house of prayer for all people? But ye haue made it a denne of murthurers.

  • 17 Yf eny man defyle the teple of God, him shal God destroye. For the temple of God is holy, which ye are.

  • 13 and sayde vnto them: It is wrytte: My house shalbe called ye house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of murthurers.

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    46 Bewarre of the scrybes, which wyl go in longe garmentes, and loue to be saluted vpon the market, and desyre to syt hyest in the synagoges, and at the table.

    47 They deuoure wedowes houses and that vnder a culoure of longe prayenge: These shal receaue the greater danacion.

  • 46 and sayde vnto them: It is wrytten: My house is an house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of murthurers.

  • 39 And he sayde a symilitude vnto the: Can the blynde shewe the waye to ye blynde? Do they not both the fall in to the dyche?

  • 22 Morouer yf ye destroye the syluer workes of youre Idols, and cast awaye the golden coapes that ye deckt them withall (as fylthynes) and saie, get you hence:

  • 11 But ye saye: A ma shal saye to father or mother: Corban, that is, The thinge yt I shulde helpe the withall, is geue vnto God.