Matthew 23:16
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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!”
ναός
Temple, sanctuary, shrine. Naos. Do you not know that you are God's temple? The most significant temple in the New Testament is the human body indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
ὅς
Whoever
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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οὐδείς
no thing
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ὀφείλω
is bound.
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ὀφείλω
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
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τυφλός
blind
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τυφλός
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
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χρυσός
gold
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χρυσός
gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
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ὁδηγός
guides
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ὁδηγός
a conductor (literally or figuratively (teacher))
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ὀμνύω
may swear
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ὀμνύω
to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath
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εἰμί
it is;
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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