Matthew 23:16 Cross References - Worsley

¹⁶ Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing;

³³ Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: ³⁴ but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; ³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: neither shalt thou swear by thy head,

⁵ but ye say, If any man say to his father or mother, "that which thou mightest be profited by from me is a gift to the temple," ⁶ and so honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. And thus have ye made void the commandment of God by your tradition.

¹⁴ Regard them not; for they are blind guides of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

¹⁷ but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

¹⁹ O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift?

²⁴ Blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!

²⁶ thou blind pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside of them may be also clean.

¹⁰ for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death: ¹¹ but ye say, If a man tell his father or mother, That which thou mightest be profited by from me is Corban, (that is, a gift to the temple) it sufficeth: ¹² and so ye allow him to do nothing more for his father or his mother: ¹³ making void the word of God by your tradition,. And many such like things ye do.

³⁹ And Jesus said, I am come into this world to execute judgement; that they who see not, may see; and that they who say they see, may be made blind. ⁴⁰ And some of the pharisees who were present, heard these words, and said to Him, Are we blind also? ⁴¹ Jesus replied, If ye were blind, ye would not have sin: but now ye say, We see; your sin therefore remaineth.

³ And I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to the whole law.

¹² But above all, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay; that ye may not fall under condemnation.