21He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.


In Context

18 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'

19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.

21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.

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

23 |Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

Matthew 23:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:21And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:21And whosoever shall swear by temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:21And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:21And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21And whoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:21And whoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwells therein.