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Woes to Scribes and Pharisees

Matthew 23:21

In 9 translations

BSB
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
KJV
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
WEB
He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.NU reads “lives”
ASV
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
LSV
and he who swore by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
YLT
and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
DBY
And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
DRC
And whosoever shall swear by temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it:
GNV
And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus read κατοικοῦντι (“dwelling”); Tregelles, Byzantine text read κατοικήσαντι (“dwelling”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: κατοικοῦντι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κατοικοῦντι; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read κατοικήσαντι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ ναῷ ὀμνύει ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ κατοικοῦντι αὐτόν·
RP2018
καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ ναῷ ὀμνύει ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ κατοικήσαντι αὐτόν·
TR-Boyd
καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ ναῷ ὀμνύει ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν τῷ κατοικοῦντι αὐτόν·
SCR1894
και ο ομοσας εν τω ναω ομνυει εν αυτω και εν τω κατοικουντι αυτον

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 8:13I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
  • Psalms 26:8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
  • 2 Chronicles 6:2and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
  • 2 Chronicles 7:2The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
  • Psalms 132:13–14For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
  • Ephesians 2:22And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
  • Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
  • 1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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