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!
Ye blind
Whosoever shall swear by the temple
It is
He is
Bible References
Ye blind
Matthew 23:17
Fools that you are and blind! Which is the more important? The gold? Or the Temple which has given sacredness to the gold?
Matthew 15:14
Let them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind man guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch."
John 9:39
And Jesus added: "It was to put men to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind."
Whosoever shall swear by the temple
Matthew 5:33
Again, you have heard that to our ancestors it was said--'Thou shalt not break an oath, but thou shall keep thine oaths as a debt due to the Lord.'
James 5:12
Above all things, my Brothers, never take an oath, either by heaven, or by earth, or by anything else. With you let 'Yes' suffice for yes, and 'No' for no, so that you may escape condemnation.
It is
Matthew 15:5
But you say 'Whenever any one says to his father or mother "Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is 'Given to God,'"
Mark 7:10
For while Moses said 'Honor thy father and thy mother,' and 'Let him who reviles his father or mother suffer death,'
He is
Galatians 5:3
I again declare to every one who receives circumcision, that he binds himself to obey the whole Law.