Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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.
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 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. 21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it. 22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 8:13
I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever."
Psalm 26:8
LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.
2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built you a house of habitation, and a place for you to dwell in forever."
1 Kings 8:27
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built.
2 Chronicles 7:2
The priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD's house.
Psalm 132:13-14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling.
Ephesians 2:22
in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
Colossians 2:9
For in him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,