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Matthew 23:21

American Standard Version

And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

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Matthew 23:21 in other translations

He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who has been living in it.

Matthew 23:21 · World English Bible

Matthew 23:21 in context

  1. 19Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
  2. 20He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
  3. 21And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
  4. 22And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
  5. 23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.