Matthew 23:16
Wo be vnto you blinde guides, which say, Whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the Temple, he offendeth.
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- Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche.
- Matt 5:33-35 : 33 Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord. 34 But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God: 35 Nor yet by the earth: for it is his footestoole: neither by Hierusalem: for it is the citie of the great King.
- Matt 23:24 : 24 Ye blinde guides, which straine out a gnat, and swallowe a camell.
- Matt 23:26 : 26 Thou blinde Pharise, cleanse first the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be cleane also.
- John 9:39-41 : 39 And Iesus sayd, I am come vnto iudgement into this world, that they which see not, might see: and that they which see, might be made blinde. 40 And some of the Pharises which were with him, heard these things, & sayd vnto him, Are we blinde also? 41 Iesus sayd vnto them, If ye were blinde, ye should not haue sinne: but nowe ye say, We see: therefore your sinne remaineth.
- Matt 23:17 : 17 Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde?
- Matt 23:19 : 19 Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?
- Jas 5:12 : 12 But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.
- Isa 56:10-11 : 10 Their watchmen are all blinde: they haue no knowledge: they are all dumme dogs: they can not barke: they lie and sleepe and delite in sleeping. 11 And these griedy dogs can neuer haue ynough: and these shepheards cannot vnderstand: for they all looke to their owne way, euery one for his aduantage, and for his owne purpose.
- Matt 15:5-6 : 5 But ye say, Whosoeuer shal say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite, 6 Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.
- Gal 5:3 : 3 For I testifie againe to euery man, which is circumcised, that he is bound to keepe the whole Lawe.
- Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses sayd, Honour thy father and thy mother: and Whosoeuer shall speake euill of father or mother, let him die the death. 11 But yee say, If a man say to father or mother, Corban, that is, By the gift that is offered by mee, thou mayest haue profite, hee shall be free. 12 So ye suffer him no more to doe any thing for his father, or his mother, 13 Making the worde of God of none authoritie, by your tradition which ye haue ordeined: and ye doe many such like things.
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- Matt 23:17-2913 verses86%
17 Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde?
18 And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth.
19 Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?
20 Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye tithe mynt, & annyse, & cummyn, & leaue the weightier matters of the law, as iudgement, and mercy and fidelitie. These ought ye to haue done, and not to haue left the other.
24 Ye blinde guides, which straine out a gnat, and swallowe a camell.
25 Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye make cleane the vtter side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are ful of briberie and excesse.
26 Thou blinde Pharise, cleanse first the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be cleane also.
27 Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye are like vnto whited tombes, which appeare beautifull outward, but are within full of dead mens bones, and all filthines.
28 So are ye also: for outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.
29 Wo be vnto you, Scribes & Pharises, hypocrites: for ye build the tombes of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
- Matt 23:13-153 verses74%
13 Wo therefore be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites, because ye shut vp the kingdome of heauen before men: for ye your selues go not in, neither suffer ye them that would enter, to come in.
14 Wo be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers: wherefore ye shall receiue the greater damnation.
15 Wo be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye compasse sea and land to make one of your profession: and when he is made, ye make him two folde more the childe of hell, then you your selues.
- Luke 11:42-443 verses71%
42 But wo be to you, Pharises: for ye tithe the mynt and the rewe, and all maner herbs, and passe ouer iudgement & the loue of God: these ought yee to haue done, and not to haue left the other vndone.
43 Wo be to you, Pharises: for ye loue the vppermost seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye are as graues which appeare not, and the men that walke ouer them, perceiue not.
- Matt 5:33-342 verses70%
33 Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord.
34 But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God:
- Matt 23:3-42 verses69%
3 All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe: but after their workes doe not: for they say, and doe not.
4 For they binde heauie burdens, & grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not moue them with one of their fingers.
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14 Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche.
- Matt 15:5-73 verses69%
5 But ye say, Whosoeuer shal say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,
6 Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.
7 O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,
- Luke 11:46-472 verses68%
46 And he sayde, Wo be to you also, yee Lawyers: for yee lade men with burdens grieuous to be borne, and yee your selues touche not the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 Wo be to you: for ye builde the sepulchres of the Prophetes, and your fathers killed them.
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12 But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.
- Luke 16:14-152 verses68%
14 All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.
15 Then he sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.
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4 Trust not in lying woordes, saying, The Temple of the Lorde, the Temple of the Lorde: this is the Temple of the Lord.
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26 Verely I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost farthing.
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18 Cursed be he that maketh ye blinde go out of the way: And all the people shal say: So be it.
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40 Which deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers. These shall receiue the greater damnation.
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4 Either if any sweare and pronounce with his lippes to do euill, or to doe good (whatsoeuer it bee that a man shall pronounce with an othe) and it be hid from him, and after knoweth that he hath offended in one of these poyntes,
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5 Nowe as some spake of the Temple, how it was garnished with goodly stones, & with consecrate things, he sayd,
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6 But I say vnto you, that here is one greater then the Temple.
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36 Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.
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52 Wo be to you, Lawyers: for ye haue taken away the key of knowledge: ye entred not in your selues, and them that came in, ye forbade.
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17 And he taught, saying vnto them, Is it not written, Mine house shalbe called the house of prayer vnto all nations? but you haue made it a denne of theeues.
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17 If any man destroy the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which ye are.
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13 And said to them, it is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer: but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.
- Luke 20:46-472 verses67%
46 Beware of the Scribes, which willingly go in long robes, and loue salutations in the markets, and the hiest seates in the assemblies, and the chiefe roomes at feastes:
47 Which deuoure widowes houses, and in shewe make long prayers: These shall receiue greater damnation.
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46 Saying vnto them, It is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.
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39 And he spake a parable vnto them, Can the blinde leade the blinde? shall they not both fall into the ditche?
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22 And ye shall pollute the couering of the images of siluer, and the riche ornament of thine images of golde, and cast them away as a menstruous cloth, and thou shalt say vnto it, Get thee hence.
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11 But yee say, If a man say to father or mother, Corban, that is, By the gift that is offered by mee, thou mayest haue profite, hee shall be free.