Matthew 23:16

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

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  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
  • Matt 5:33-35 : 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
  • Matt 23:24 : 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
  • Matt 23:26 : 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. 40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
  • Matt 23:17 : 17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
  • Matt 23:19 : 19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
  • Isa 56:10-11 : 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
  • Matt 15:5-6 : 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
  • Gal 5:3 : 3 For I testify ain to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
  • Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 23:17-29
    13 verses
    86%

    17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

    18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

    19Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

    20Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

    21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

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

    23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

    24Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

    25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

    26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

    27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

    28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

    29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

  • Matt 23:13-15
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    74%

    13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

    14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

    15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

  • Luke 11:42-44
    3 verses
    71%

    42But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

    43Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

    44Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

  • Matt 5:33-34
    2 verses
    70%

    33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

    34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

  • Matt 23:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

    4For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

  • Matt 15:14
    69%

    14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

  • Matt 15:5-7
    3 verses
    69%

    5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

    6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

    7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

  • Luke 11:46-47
    2 verses
    68%

    46And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

    47Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

  • Jas 5:12
    68%

    12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

  • Luke 16:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

    15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  • Jer 7:4
    68%

    4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

  • Matt 5:26
    68%

    26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

  • Deut 27:18
    68%

    18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wanr out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Mark 12:40
    68%

    40Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

  • Luke 21:5
    67%

    5And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

  • Matt 12:6
    67%

    6But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

  • Matt 5:36
    67%

    36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

  • Luke 11:52
    67%

    52Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

  • Mark 11:17
    67%

    17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    67%

    17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

  • Matt 21:13
    67%

    13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

  • Luke 20:46-47
    2 verses
    67%

    46Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

    47Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

  • Luke 19:46
    67%

    46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

  • Luke 6:39
    66%

    39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

  • Isa 30:22
    66%

    22Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

  • Mark 7:11
    66%

    11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.