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Matteus 23,16

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15 Ve dere, skriftlærde og fariseere, hyklere! Dere reiser over land og hav for å gjøre én enkelt tilhenger, og når de blir det, gjør dere dem til et barn av helvete, dobbelt så ille som dere selv.

Ve dere, blinde veiledere! Dere sier: ‘Hvis noen sverger ved tempelet, betyr det ingenting; men hvis noen sverger ved gullet i tempelet, er de bundet av den eden.’

17 Dere blinde dårer! Hva er viktigst: gullet, eller tempelet som helliger gullet?

18 Og dere sier: ‘Hvis noen sverger ved alteret, betyr det ingenting; men hvis noen sverger ved gaven på alteret, er de bundet av den eden.’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
KJV
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!
WEB
“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.’
ASV
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
DARBY
Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
BLB
Woe to you⁺, blind guides, those saying, ‘Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’
ÅB
«Ve dere, blinde veiledere som sier: ‘Om noen sverger ved templet er det ingen ting, men om noen sverger ved gullet i templet er han bundet!’
OTB
Ve dere, blinde veiledere! Dere sier: ‘Hvis noen sverger ved tempelet, betyr det ingenting; men hvis noen sverger ved gullet i tempelet, er de bundet av den eden.’
B1930
Ve eder, I blinde veiledere, som sier: Om nogen sverger ved templet, det er intet; men den som sverger ved gullet i templet, han er bundet!

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