Matthew 23:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 23:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐαὶ
ouaí
G3759
alas
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὁδηγοὶ
hodēgós
G3595
guide
τυφλοὶ
typhlós
G5185
blind
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἂν
án
G302
if
ὀμόσῃ
omnýō
G3660
to swear
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ναῷ
naós
G3485
sanctuary
οὐδέν
oudeís
G3762
nothing
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
δ’
dé
G1161
but
ἂν
án
G302
if
ὀμόσῃ
omnýō
G3660
to swear
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
χρυσῷ
chrysós
G5557
gold
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ναοῦ
naós
G3485
sanctuary
ὀφείλει
opheílō
G3784
to owe
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe to you, blind guides, the ones saying, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).