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Matthew 23:16 KJV
Matthew · chapter 23 · verse 16 · King James 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!Matthew 23:16 · King James Version
Matthew 23:16 in context
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.
16Woe 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!
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.
Key words (Strong's)
- Whosoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- Whosoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
- nothingoudeisno one, nothingG3762 →
- guideshodēgosa leader of the way, a guide, a teacher of the ignorant and inexperiencedG3595 →
- templenaosused of the temple at Jerusalem, but only of the sacred edifice itself, consisting of the…G3485 →
- blindtyphlosblind, mentally blindG5185 →
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