Matthew 23:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:13 : 13 I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to abide in for euer.
  • Ps 26:8 : 8 O Lorde, I haue loued the habitation of thine house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
  • 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 And I haue built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to dwell in for euer.
  • 2 Chr 7:2 : 2 So that the Priestes could not euter into the house of the Lorde, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lordes house.
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 Is it true in deede that God will dwell on the earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: howe much more vnable is this house that I haue built?
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion, and loued to dwell in it, saying, 14 This is my rest for euer: here will I dwell, for I haue a delite therein.
  • Eph 2:22 : 22 In whom ye also are built together to be the habitation of God by the Spirit.
  • Col 2:9 : 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 23:16-20
    5 verses
    88%

    16Wo 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.

    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.

  • Matt 23:22
    87%

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

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    74%

    31When a man shall trespasse against his neighbour, & he lay vpon him an othe to cause him to sweare, and the swearer shall come before thine altar in this house,

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    74%

    22When a man shall sinne against his neighbour, and he laye vpon him an othe to cause him to sweare, and the swearer shal come before thine altar in this house,

  • Matt 5:33-36
    4 verses
    73%

    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:

    35Nor yet by the earth: for it is his footestoole: neither by Hierusalem: for it is the citie of the great King.

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

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

    16Knowe ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

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

  • Jer 22:5
    70%

    5But if ye will not heare these wordes, I sweare by my selfe, saith the Lorde, that this House shalbe waste.

  • Jer 7:4
    70%

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

  • Deut 6:13
    69%

    13Thou shalt feare the Lorde thy God, and serue him, and shalt sweare by his Name.

  • Lev 19:12
    69%

    12Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

  • Matt 12:6
    69%

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

  • Luke 21:5
    69%

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

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2(30:3) Whosoeuer voweth a vow vnto the Lord, or sweareth an othe to binde him selfe by a bonde, he shall not breake his promise, but shall do according to al that proceedeth out of his mouth.

  • John 2:21
    69%

    21But he spake of the temple of his bodie.

  • Zeph 1:5
    68%

    5And them that worship the hoste of heauen vpon the house tops, and them that worship and sweare by the Lord, and sweare by Malcham,

  • Matt 21:13
    68%

    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.

  • Gen 21:24
    68%

    24Then Abraham said, I will sweare.

  • 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,

  • Rev 10:6
    68%

    6And sware by him that liueth for euermore, which created heauen, and the thinges that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the thinges that therein are, that time should be no more.

  • Acts 17:24
    68%

    24God that made the worlde, and all things that are therein, seeing that he is Lorde of heaue and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands,

  • Zech 5:3-4
    2 verses
    67%

    3Then said he vnto me, This is the curse that goeth foorth ouer the whole earth: for euery one that stealeth, shalbe cut off aswell on this side, as on that: and euery one that sweareth, shall be cut off aswell on this side, as on that.

    4I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thiefe, and into the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my Name: and it shall remaine in the middes of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and stones thereof.

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    67%

    8And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 2:23
    67%

    23Then King Salomon sware by the Lorde, saying, God doe so to me and more also, if Adoniiah hath not spoken this worde against his owne life.

  • Deut 10:20
    67%

    20Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God: thou shalt serue him, and thou shalt cleaue vnto him, and shalt sweare by his Name.

  • Heb 10:21
    67%

    21And seeing we haue an hie Priest, which is ouer the house of God,

  • Ps 24:3
    67%

    3Who shall ascende into the mountaine of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place?

  • 2 Chr 7:21
    67%

    21And this house which is most hie, shall be an astonishment to euery one that passeth by it, so that he shall say, Why hath the Lorde done thus to this lande, and to this house?

  • Matt 26:61
    67%

    61And saide, This man saide, I can destroie the Temple of God, and build it in three daies.

  • Rev 21:22
    67%

    22And I sawe no Temple therein: for the Lorde God almightie and the Lambe are the Temple of it.

  • Isa 65:16
    67%

    16He that shal blesse in the earth, shal blesse himselfe in the true God, and he that sweareth in the earth, shall sweare by the true God: for the former troubles are forgotten, and shall surely hide themselues from mine eyes.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

    13For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,

  • Ezek 22:8
    67%

    8Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast polluted my Sabbaths.

  • Eph 2:21
    67%

    21In whom all the building coupled together, groweth vnto an holy Temple in the Lord.

  • Ezek 21:23
    66%

    23And it shalbe vnto them as a false diuination in their sight for the othes made vnto them: but hee will call to remembrance their iniquitie, to the intent they should be taken.

  • Jas 5:12
    66%

    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.

  • Ezek 41:4
    66%

    4So he measured the length thereof twentie cubites, and the breadth twentie cubites before the Temple; he sayde vnto mee, This is the most holy place.

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    66%

    27Is it true in deede that God will dwell on the earth? beholde, the heauens, and the heauens of heauens are not able to conteine thee: howe much more vnable is this house that I haue built?

  • Exod 20:7
    66%

    7Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lorde thy God in vaine: for the Lorde will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vayne.

  • Ezek 41:23
    66%

    23And the Temple and the Sanctuarie had two doores.

  • Ezek 43:12
    66%

    12This is the description of the house, It shalbe vpon the toppe of the mount: all the limites thereof round about shalbe most holy. Beholde, this is the description of the house.

  • Matt 21:23
    66%

    23And whe he was come into the Temple, the chiefe Priestes, and the Elders of the people came vnto him, as he was teaching, and saide, By what authoritie doest thou these things? And who gaue thee this authoritie?