Matthew 23:21 · KJV
“And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.”
— Matthew 23:21
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Matthew 23 — Context
{Ye} fools and blind: for whether {is} greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier {matters} of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. {anise: Gr. dill}
Cross References
1 Kings 8:13
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
Psalms 26:8
LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. {where...: Heb. of the tabernacle of thy honour}
2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
Psalms 132:13-14
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired {it} for his habitation.
2 Chronicles 7:2
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house.
Ephesians 2:22
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?