Matthew 23:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Kgs 8:13 : 13 I have surely built you a house to dwell in, a settled place for you to abide in forever.
  • Ps 26:8 : 8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house and the place where Your honor dwells.
  • 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 But I have built a house of habitation for you, and a place for your dwelling forever.
  • 2 Chr 7:2 : 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built?
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling. 14 This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
  • Eph 2:22 : 22 In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.
  • Col 2:9 : 9 For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 23:16-20
    5 verses
    88%

    16 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!

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

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

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

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

  • Matt 23:22
    87%

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

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    74%

    31 If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before your altar in this house:

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    74%

    22 If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath comes before your altar in this house;

  • Matt 5:33-36
    4 verses
    73%

    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.

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

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

    16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

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

  • Jer 22:5
    70%

    5 But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

  • Jer 7:4
    70%

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

  • Deut 6:13
    69%

    13 You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

  • Lev 19:12
    69%

    12 And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

  • Matt 12:6
    69%

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

  • Luke 21:5
    69%

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

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

  • John 2:21
    69%

    21 But he was speaking of the temple of his body.

  • Zeph 1:5
    68%

    5 And those that worship the host of heaven on the rooftops; and those that worship and that swear by the LORD, and also swear by Milcom;

  • Matt 21:13
    68%

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

  • Gen 21:24
    68%

    24 And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Lev 5:4
    68%

    4 Or 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.

  • Rev 10:6
    68%

    6 And swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be no more delay.

  • Acts 17:24
    68%

    24 God, who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

  • Zech 5:3-4
    2 verses
    67%

    3 Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on this side; and everyone who swears shall be cut off according to it on that side.

    4 I will bring it forth, says the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with its timber and its stones.

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    67%

    8 And they dwelt in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 2:23
    67%

    23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

  • Deut 10:20
    67%

    20 You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name.

  • Heb 10:21
    67%

    21 And having a high priest over the house of God,

  • Ps 24:3
    67%

    3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in His holy place?

  • 2 Chr 7:21
    67%

    21 And this house, which is exalted, shall be an astonishment to everyone who passes by it; so that they will say, Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house?

  • Matt 26:61
    67%

    61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

  • Rev 21:22
    67%

    22 And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

  • Isa 65:16
    67%

    16 So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth, because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

    13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Ezek 22:8
    67%

    8 You have despised My holy things, and have profaned My sabbaths.

  • Eph 2:21
    67%

    21 In whom all the building fitly framed together grows to a holy temple in the Lord:

  • Ezek 21:23
    66%

    23 And it shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.

  • Jas 5:12
    66%

    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.

  • Ezek 41:4
    66%

    4 So he measured its length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said to me, This is the most holy place.

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    66%

    27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built?

  • Exod 20:7
    66%

    7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

  • Ezek 41:23
    66%

    23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.

  • Ezek 43:12
    66%

    12 This is the law of the house: Upon the top of the mountain, its entire area all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.

  • Matt 21:23
    66%

    23 And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?

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