Matthew 23:16
“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!”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 23:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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!
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Alas for you, you blind guides! You say ‘if any answer by the Temple, their oath counts for nothing; but, if anyone swears by the gold of the Temple, their oath is binding them’!
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wehe euch, blinde Leiter! Die ihr saget: Wer irgend bei dem Tempel schwören wird, das ist nichts; wer aber irgend bei dem Golde des Tempels schwören wird, ist schuldig.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¡Ay de vosotros, guías ciegos! que decís: Cualquiera que jurare por el templo es nada; mas cualquiera que jurare por el oro del templo, deudor es.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ai de vós, guias cegos, que dizeis: “Qualquer um que jurar pelo templo, nada é; mas qualquer um que jurar pelo ouro do templo, devedor é”.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ai de vós, guias cegos, que dizeis: 'Quem jurar pelo santuário, nada vale, mas quem jurar pelo ouro do santuário, está obrigado para com o seu juramento'.
📖 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.
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