Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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!

Whosoever shall swear by the temple

Bible References

Ye blind

Matthew 23:17
Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?
Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Isaiah 56:10
Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them,
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
John 9:39
Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”

Whosoever shall swear by the temple

Matthew 5:33
“Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.
James 5:12
Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your “yes” must be “yes,” and your “no” must be “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.

It is

Matthew 15:5
But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—
Mark 7:10
For Moses said:

Honor your father and your mother; and
Whoever speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

He is

Galatians 5:3
Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law.

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