Matthew 23:16 Cross References - BLB

¹⁶ Woe to you, blind guides, those saying, ‘Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’

³³ Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but you shall keep your oaths to the Lord.’ ³⁴ But I say to you not to swear at all: neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God; ³⁵ nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of His feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

⁵ But you say, ‘Whoever shall say to the father or mother, “Whatever you might be profited by me is a gift,” ⁶ he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ And you made void the commandment of God on account of your tradition!

¹⁴ Leave them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

¹⁷ Foolish and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple having sanctified the gold?

¹⁹ Blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar sanctifying the gift?

²⁴ Blind guides—those straining out the gnat and swallowing the camel!

²⁶ Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside might become clean also.

¹⁰ For Moses said, ‘Honor your Father and your mother,’ and, ‘The one speaking evil of father or mother must surely die.’ ¹¹ But you say that if a man says to the father or the mother, ‘Whatever you might be profited from me, it is Corban,’ that is, a gift, ¹² no longer do you permit him to do anything for the father or the mother, ¹³ making void the word of God for your tradition, which you have handed down. And you do many things like such.”

³⁹ And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.” ⁴⁰ Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and they said to Him, “Are we also blind?” ⁴¹ Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin. But since you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.”

³ Now again I testify to every man receiving circumcision that he is a debtor to keep the whole Law.

¹² But before all things, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes, and the “No,” no, so that you might not fall under judgment.