Matthew 23:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated!

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  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
  • Matt 5:33-35 : 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:' 34 But I say to you, do not swear 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 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.
  • Matt 23:26 : 26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 And Jesus said, For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see might see; and that those who see might be made blind. 40 And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words, and said to him, Are we blind also? 41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin: but now you say, We see; therefore your sin remains.
  • Matt 23:17 : 17 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
  • Matt 23:19 : 19 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
  • Jas 5:12 : 12 But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.
  • Isa 56:10-11 : 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yes, 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 territory.
  • Matt 15:5-6 : 5 But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me; 6 And does not honor his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
  • Gal 5:3 : 3 For I testify again to every man who is circumcised, that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
  • Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever curses father or mother, let him be put to death. 11 But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is, a gift to God, by which you might have been benefited by me; he shall be free. 12 And you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother, 13 Making the word of God of no effect through your tradition, which you have handed down; and you do many similar things.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 23:17-29
    13 verses
    86%

    17Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

    18And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty.

    19Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

    20Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.

    21And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

    22And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.

    23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

    24Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.

    25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you make clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and excess.

    26Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

    27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

    28Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

    29Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,

  • Matt 23:13-15
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    74%

    13But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, nor allow those who are entering to go in.

    14Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: therefore you shall receive greater condemnation.

    15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you travel land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.

  • Luke 11:42-44
    3 verses
    71%

    42But woe to you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every kind of herb, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

    43Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.

    44Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.

  • Matt 5:33-34
    2 verses
    70%

    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:'

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

  • Matt 23:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3Therefore, whatever they ask you to observe, that observe and do; but do not do according to their works: for they say and do not.

    4For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, 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 are 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 you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me;

    6And does not honor his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

    7You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

  • Luke 11:46-47
    2 verses
    68%

    46And he said, Woe to you also, lawyers! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

    47Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

  • Jas 5:12
    68%

    12But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.

  • Luke 16:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

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

    15And he said to them, You are the ones who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for what is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  • Jer 7:4
    68%

    4Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

  • Matt 5:26
    68%

    26Truly I say to you, you will by no means come out of there till you have paid the last penny.

  • Deut 27:18
    68%

    18Cursed be he who makes the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Mark 12:40
    68%

    40who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4Or if a person swears, speaking falsely with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a person may pronounce with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.

  • Luke 21:5
    67%

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

  • Matt 12:6
    67%

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

  • Matt 5:36
    67%

    36Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

  • Luke 11:52
    67%

    52Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.

  • Mark 11:17
    67%

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

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    67%

    17If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

  • Matt 21:13
    67%

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

  • Luke 20:46-47
    2 verses
    67%

    46Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at feasts;

    47Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: they will receive greater condemnation.

  • Luke 19:46
    67%

    46Saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.

  • Luke 6:39
    66%

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

  • Isa 30:22
    66%

    22You shall defile also the covering of your graven images of silver, and the ornament of your molten images of gold: you shall cast them away as a menstrual cloth; you shall say to it, Be gone.

  • Mark 7:11
    66%

    11But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is, a gift to God, by which you might have been benefited by me; he shall be free.