Matthew 23:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“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!”
Matthew 23:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 23:1624 words
ΟὐαὶOuaialas, woe
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὁδηγοὶhodēgoiguide, leader
τυφλοὶtyphloiblind
οἱhoithe
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ὋςHoswho / which
ἂνanif / would
ὀμόσῃomosēswear
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
ναῷnaōshrine, temple
οὐδένoudenno one
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ὃςhoswho / which
δ’d’and / but
ἂνanif / would
ὀμόσῃomosēswear
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
χρυσῷchrysōgold
τοῦtouthe
ναοῦnaoushrine, temple
ὀφείλειopheileibehove, be bound, (be) debt(-or)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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