Matthew 23:16
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say,‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’
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- Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”
- Matt 5:33-35 : 33 Oaths“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all– not by heaven, because it is the throne of God, 35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.
- Matt 23:24 : 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!
- Matt 23:26 : 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!
- John 9:39-41 : 39 Jesus said,]“For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?” 41 Jesus replied,“If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains.
- Matt 23:17 : 17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
- Matt 23:19 : 19 You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
- Jas 5:12 : 12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“Yes” be yes and your“No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
- Isa 56:10-11 : 10 All their watchmen are blind, they are unaware. All of them are like mute dogs, unable to bark. They pant, lie down, and love to snooze. 11 The dogs have big appetites; they are never full. They are shepherds who have no understanding; they all go their own way, each one looking for monetary gain.
- Matt 15:5-6 : 5 But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” 6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
- Gal 5:3 : 3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
- Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses said,‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and,‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ 11 But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God), 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”
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- Matt 23:17-2913 verses86%
17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
18 And,‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’
19 You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.
22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.
23 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law– justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.
24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!
25 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!
27 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.
28 In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
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15 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves!
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13 “But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
- Luke 11:42-443 verses71%
42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.
43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!
44 Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it!”
- Matt 5:33-342 verses70%
33 Oaths“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all– not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
- Matt 23:3-42 verses69%
3 Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.
4 They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.
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14 Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”
- Matt 15:5-73 verses69%
5 But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”
6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
7 Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
- Luke 11:46-472 verses68%
46 But Jesus replied,“Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of your fingers!
47 Woe to you! You build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.
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12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“Yes” be yes and your“No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
- Luke 16:14-152 verses68%
14 More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
15 But Jesus said to them,“You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
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4 Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says,“We are safe! The temple of the LORD is here! The temple of the LORD is here! The temple of the LORD is here!”
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26 I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!
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18 ‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
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40 They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”
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4 or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths–
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5 The Signs of the End of the Age Now while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said,
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6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
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36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
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52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in.”
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17 Then he began to teach them and said,“Is it not written:‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!”
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17 If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.
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13 And he said to them,“It is written,‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”
- Luke 20:46-472 verses67%
46 “Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
47 They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.”
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46 saying to them,“It is written,‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of robbers!”
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39 He also told them a parable:“Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he? Won’t they both fall into a pit?
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22 You will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away as if they were a menstrual rag, saying to them,“Get out!”
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11 But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God),