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Matthew 23:16-23
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 23
16
Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple,
that
is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’
17
You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
18
And
you say,
‘Whoever swears by the altar,
that
is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering that is on it is obligated.’
19
You blind men, which is more important, the offering or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
20
Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears
both
by the altar and by everything on it.
21
And the one who swears by the temple, swears
both
by the temple and by Him who dwells in it.
22
And the one who swears by heaven, swears
both
by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these
are the things
you should have done without neglecting the others.
King James Version
Chapter 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!
17
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 23
16
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the temple, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’
17
Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
18
Also, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’
19
Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
20
Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it.
21
The one who takes an oath by the temple takes an oath by it and by him who dwells in it.
22
And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne and by him who sits on it.
23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.
New Living Translation
Chapter 23
16
Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’
17
Blind fools! Which is more important — the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?
18
And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding.
19
How blind! For which is more important — the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20
When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it.
21
And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.
22
And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.
23
What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law — justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.
English Standard Version
Chapter 23
16
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
17
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?
18
And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’
19
You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20
So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.
22
And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
New International Version
Chapter 23
16
"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’
17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
18
You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’
19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20
Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21
And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
22
And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.
23
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
New King James Version
Chapter 23
16
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged
to perform it.
’
17
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
18
And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged
to perform it.
’
19
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
20
Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.
21
He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.
22
And 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 pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier
matters
of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
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