Matthew 23:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 23:17-29
    13 verses
    86%

    17Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde?

    18And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth.

    19Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?

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

    21And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

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

    23Wo 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.

    24Ye blinde guides, which straine out a gnat, and swallowe a camell.

    25Wo 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.

    26Thou blinde Pharise, cleanse first the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be cleane also.

    27Wo 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.

    28So are ye also: for outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.

    29Wo be vnto you, Scribes & Pharises, hypocrites: for ye build the tombes of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

  • Matt 23:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13Wo 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.

    14Wo 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.

    15Wo 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 11:42-44
    3 verses
    71%

    42But 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.

    43Wo be to you, Pharises: for ye loue the vppermost seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

    44Wo 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 5:33-34
    2 verses
    70%

    33Againe, 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.

    34But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God:

  • Matt 23:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe: but after their workes doe not: for they say, and doe not.

    4For 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.

  • Matt 15:14
    69%

    14Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche.

  • Matt 15:5-7
    3 verses
    69%

    5But ye say, Whosoeuer shal say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

    6Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.

    7O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,

  • Luke 11:46-47
    2 verses
    68%

    46And 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.

    47Wo be to you: for ye builde the sepulchres of the Prophetes, and your fathers killed them.

  • Jas 5:12
    68%

    12But 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 16:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.

    15Then 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.

  • Jer 7:4
    68%

    4Trust not in lying woordes, saying, The Temple of the Lorde, the Temple of the Lorde: this is the Temple of the Lord.

  • Matt 5:26
    68%

    26Verely I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost farthing.

  • Deut 27:18
    68%

    18Cursed be he that maketh ye blinde go out of the way: And all the people shal say: So be it.

  • Mark 12:40
    68%

    40Which deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers. These shall receiue the greater damnation.

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4Either 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,

  • Luke 21:5
    67%

    5Nowe as some spake of the Temple, how it was garnished with goodly stones, & with consecrate things, he sayd,

  • Matt 12:6
    67%

    6But I say vnto you, that here is one greater then the Temple.

  • Matt 5:36
    67%

    36Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.

  • Luke 11:52
    67%

    52Wo 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.

  • Mark 11:17
    67%

    17And 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.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    67%

    17If any man destroy the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which ye are.

  • Matt 21:13
    67%

    13And 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 20:46-47
    2 verses
    67%

    46Beware 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:

    47Which deuoure widowes houses, and in shewe make long prayers: These shall receiue greater damnation.

  • Luke 19:46
    67%

    46Saying vnto them, It is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.

  • Luke 6:39
    66%

    39And he spake a parable vnto them, Can the blinde leade the blinde? shall they not both fall into the ditche?

  • Isa 30:22
    66%

    22And 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.

  • Mark 7:11
    66%

    11But 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.