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Matthew 23:21
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The one who takes an oath by the temple takes an oath by it and by him who dwells
And who so shall sweare by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.
"And the one who swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells in it.
And the person who swears by the Temple is really using the Temple and also everything in the Temple.
"And whoever swears [an oath] by the sanctuary of the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells within it.
"And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it.
And whoever swears by the sanctuary, swears both by the sanctuary and by Him who dwells within it.
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
And someone who swears by the Temple swears by it and the One who lives in it.
And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
And anyone who uses the Temple to make a promise is really using the Temple and God, who lives in it.
And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it.
and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there;
And the one who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
And the one swearing by the Holy Place swears by it, and by the One dwelling in it.
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.
He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who is living in it.
The one who swears an oath by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who lives there.1 Kings 8:13; 2 Chronicles 6:2; Psalm 26:8; 132:14;">[xr]
And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by whatever abideth in it.
And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it.
And who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by hym that dwelleth therin.
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who is living in it.
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth therein.
he who swears by the Sanctuary swears both by it and by Him who dwells in it;
And he that swerith in the temple, swerith in it, and in hym that dwellith in the temple.
And he that swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwells therein.
And whoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it.
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.
He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells [fn] in it.
And when you swear ‘by the Temple,' you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.
Whoever makes a promise by the house of God, promises by it and by Him Who is in it.
and whoever swears by the sanctuary, swears by it and by the one who dwells in it;
And, he that hath sworn by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him who dwelleth therein;
And whosoever shall swear by the temple sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth in it.
and he who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it;
And whosoever sweareth by the teple sweareth by it and by hym yt dwelleth therin.
and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
and who so sweareth by the temple, sweareth by the same, and by him that dwelleth therin.
and whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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and by: 1 Kings 8:13, 1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 6:2, 2 Chronicles 7:2, Psalms 26:8, Psalms 132:13, Psalms 132:14, Ephesians 2:22, Colossians 2:9
Reciprocal: Psalms 11:4 - the Lord's Isaiah 66:1 - The heaven
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And whoso shall swear by the temple,.... As we have before seen they used to do, and as appears from what the poet says w:
Ecce negas, jurasque mihi per templa tonantis Non credo: jura, verpe, per Anchialum.
In which he intimates, that if the Jew swore by the temple, he would not believe him; as well he might not, since such an oath was accounted nothing; but bids him swear by Anchialus, that is, by אלוה
חי, "Chi Eloah", or חי עליון, "Chi Alon", or "Elion, the living God", or הי העולם, "Chi Haolam, he that lives for ever" x; and suggests, that he should then believe him. Now our Lord, though he did not allow of such swearing, yet justly argues, that he that sweareth by the temple, not only "sweareth by it", which could not be a witness of what was swore; but he must be interpreted to swear by the inhabitant of it, and by him that dwelleth in it; that is, God, for whom it was built, to whom it was dedicated; where he was worshipped, and where he vouchsafed to reside; taking up his dwelling between the cherubim upon the mercy seat, in the most holy place; from whence he communed with men, and gave tokens of his presence; and who only could be the proper witness of the truth, or falsehood, of what was swore; and therefore an oath, by the temple, ought to be looked upon as if made by God himself, and so to be sacred and binding.
w Martial. Epigr. l. 11. Ep. 60. x Vid. Selden. Prolegomena ad lib. de Successionibus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Him that dwelleth therein - That is, God. The temple was his house, his dwelling. In the first, or Solomon’s temple, he dwelt between the cherubims in the most holy place. He manifested himself there by a visible symbol, in the form of a cloud resting on the mercy-seat, 1 Kings 8:10, 1 Kings 8:13; Psalms 80:1.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 23:21. Whoso shall swear by the temple — Perhaps it is to this custom of swearing by the temple, that Martial alludes, lib. xi. epist. 95.
Ecce negas, jurasque mihi per templa Tonantis;
Non credo; jura, Verpe, per Anchialum.
"Behold, thou deniest, and swearest to me by the temples of Jupiter; I will not credit thee: swear, O Jew, by the temple of Jehovah."
This word probably comes from היכל יה heical Yah, the temple of Jehovah. This seems a better derivation than אם חי אלהים im chai Elohim, as God liveth, though the sound of the latter is nearer to the Latin.
By him that dwelleth therein. — The common reading is κατοικουντι, dwelleth or INHABITETH, but κατοικησαντι, dwelt or DID inhabit, is the reading of CDEFGHKLM, eighty-six others; this reading has been adopted in the editions of Complutum, Colineus, Bengel, and Griesbach. The importance of this reading may be perceived by the following considerations. In the first Jewish temple, God had graciously condescended to manifest himself - he is constantly represented as dwelling between the cherubim, the two figures that stood at each end of the ark of the covenant; between whom, on the mercy seat, the lid of the ark, a splendour of glory was exhibited, which was the symbol and proof of the Divine presence. This the Jews called שכינה Shekinah, the habitation of Jehovah. Now the Jews unanimously acknowledge that five things were wanting in the second temple, which were found in the first, viz.,
1. The ark;
2. The holy spirit of prophecy;
3. The Urim and Thummim;
4. The sacred fire; and
5. The שכינה Shekinah.
As the Lord had long before this time abandoned the Jewish temple, and had now made the human nature of Jesus the Shekinah, (see John 1:14, the Logos was made flesh, εσκηνωσεν, and made his tabernacle - made the Shekinah,-among us,) our Lord could not, with any propriety, say that the supreme Being did now inhabit the temple; and therefore used a word that hinted to them that God had forsaken their temple, and consequently the whole of that service which was performed in it, and had now opened the new and living way to the holiest by the Messiah. But all this was common swearing; and, whether the subject was true or false, the oath was unlawful. A common swearer is worthy of no credit, when, even in the most solemn manner he takes an oath before a magistrate; he is so accustomed to stake his truth, perhaps even his soul, to things whether true or false, that an oath cannot bind him, and indeed is as little respected by himself as it is by his neighbour. Common swearing, and the shocking frequency and multiplication of oaths in civil cases, have destroyed all respect for an oath; so that men seldom feel themselves bound by it; and thus it is useless in many cases to require it as a confirmation, in order to end strife or ascertain truth. Matthew 5:37.
