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Matthew 23:16-17
Matthew 23:16 [Ye] blind guides. Blind, because they closed their eyes, yet professing to be leaders. Swear by the temple. A common oath among the Jews. Swear by the gold of the temple. In their foolish distinctions they regarded this as a binding oath. If the gold had any sacredness, it was because the temple, God's house, made it so.
Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Matthew 23:16:
Matthew 23:16-17
Luke 11:39-52
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