Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The one who swears an oath by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who lives there.
A Conservative Version
And he who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.
American Standard Version
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And the person who takes an oath 'by the Temple,' [not only] swears by it, but [also] by Him [i.e., God] who lives there.
Anderson New Testament
And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwells in it.
Bible in Basic English
And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is
Common New Testament
And he who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Darby Translation
And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
Godbey New Testament
And the one swearing by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who inhabited it.
Goodspeed New Testament
and anyone who swears by the sanctuary is swearing by it and by him who dwells in it;
John Wesley New Testament
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth therein.
Julia Smith Translation
And he having sworn by the temple, swears by it, and by him dwelling in it.
King James 2000
And whoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells therein.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the one who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells [in] it
Modern King James verseion
And whoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.
Moffatt New Testament
he who swears by the sanctuary swears by it and by Him who inhabits it;
Montgomery New Testament
"and he who swears by the Sanctuary swears by it and by Him who dwells therein;
NET Bible
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.
New Heart English Bible
He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.
Noyes New Testament
and he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him who dwelleth in it;
Sawyer New Testament
and he that swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that inhabits it;
The Emphasized Bible
And, he that hath sworn by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him who dwelleth therein;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him also who dwelleth in it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
and a man, swearing by the Temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it,
Webster
And whoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it.
Weymouth New Testament
he who swears by the Sanctuary swears both by it and by Him who dwells in it;
Williams New Testament
whoever swears by the sanctuary swears by it and by Him who dwells in it;
World English Bible
He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.
Worrell New Testament
and he who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him dwelling therein;
Worsley New Testament
and he, that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by Him that dwelleth in it:
Youngs Literal Translation
and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
Themes
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
Oaths » The jews » Fell into many errors respecting
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Christ » Denounced woes against
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
profane Swearing » Of all kinds is desecration of God's name and is forbidden
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy
20 Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that thereon is. 21 And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the seat of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 8:13
I have built thee a house to dwell in, and a habitation for thee to abide in forever."
Psalm 26:8
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
2 Chronicles 6:2
And I have built a habitation for thee and a place to dwell in forever."
1 Kings 8:27
But indeed can God dwell on the earth? Behold: neither heaven, nor heaven above all heavens are able to contain thee - how much less then this house that I have built?
2 Chronicles 7:2
that the priests could not go into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had fulfilled the house of the LORD.
Psalm 132:13-14
For the LORD hath chosen Zion, to be a habitation for himself; he hath longed for her.
Ephesians 2:22
in whom ye also are built together, and made a habitation for God in the spirit.
Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,