Matthew 23:16
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!
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Ye fools, and blind,.... That argue after so ridiculous a manner, that make use of such thin sophistry, that everybody may see through it; who must be stupid and sottish to the last degree, and their…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Whosoever shall swear ... - See the notes at Mat 5:33-37. The temple - See the notes at Mat 21:12. It is nothing - It amounts to nothing - it is not binding. The gold of the temple - Either the golden…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the gold of the temple i. e. the offerings made to the Temple, called "Corban," or "devoted;" the use of that word made an oath binding, see ch. Mat 15:5.
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