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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 23:16

16 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! Ver. 16. Ye blind guides which say ] His watchmen are blind, was an old complaint, Isaiah 56:10 . Which that it is a foul fault, the Rabbis have there noted from one letter (in the original) a of the word rendered watchmen, bigger than his fellows. How many are there that thrust into the ministry, wanting both heart and art to... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 23:16

ye blind: Matthew 23:17, Matthew 23:19, Matthew 23:24, Matthew 23:26, Matthew 15:14, Isaiah 56:10, Isaiah 56:11, John 9:39-Mark : Whosoever shall swear by the temple: Matthew 5:33, Matthew 5:34, James 5:12 it is: Matthew 15:5, Matthew 15:6, Mark 7:10-1 Chronicles : he is: Galatians 5:3 Reciprocal: Genesis 42:15 - By the life Exodus 20:7 - take Leviticus 21:18 - a blind man Numbers 30:2 - to bind Proverbs 16:22 - the instruction Isaiah 5:13 - because Isaiah 5:20 - them Isaiah 9:16 - the... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 23:16

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!Wo to you, ye blind guides — Before he had styled them hypocrites, from their personal character: now he gives them another title, respecting their influence upon others. Both these appellations are severely put together in the23d and Matthew 23:23,2525th verses; and this severity rises to the height in the33d verse.The gold of the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 23:16

16. Blind guides, which say The next, or FOURTH WOE, is pronounced upon their false dogmas in regard to oaths. See on Matthew 5:34-35. Swear by the gold of the temple The gold here mentioned is not the gilding of the edifice, but the offerings of gold in its treasury. read more

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