Matthew 23:16
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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!Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
In other translations
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!Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Greek words
ΟὐαὶOuaiWoeG3759ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771ὁδηγοὶhodēgoiguidesG3595τυφλοὶtuphloiblindG5185οἱhoiyou who [are]G3588λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004ὃςhosWho[ever]G3739ἂνanmaybeG302ὀμόσῃomosēmay swearG3660ἐνenbyG1722τῷtōtheG3588ναῷ,naōtemple,G3485οὐδένoudenno [thing]G3762ἐστιν·estinit is;G1510ὃςhoswho[ever]G3739δ᾽d᾽howeverG1161ἂνanmaybeG302ὀμόσῃomosēmay swearG3660ἐνenbyG1722τῷtōtheG3588χρυσῷchrusōgoldG5557τοῦtouof theG3588ναοῦ,naoutempleG3485ὀφείλει.opheileiis bound.G3784
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