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God and His Temple
Jesus teaches that you cannot separate a holy place from the God who makes it holy. Commentators explain that swearing by the temple was an indirect way of swearing by God Himself, who dwelt there. The Pharisees' attempt to create a 'lesser' oath was a logical and spiritual error, as the temple's entire significance comes from God's presence.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 23:21
18th Century
Theologian
Him that dwelleth therein. That is, God. The temple was His house, His dwelling. In the first, or Solomon's temple, He dwelt between the c…
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 23:20–22
19th Century
Preacher
The Jews invented fantastic forms of swearing in order to evade the use of the divine name. Our Lord therefore next proved the utter failure of all…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 23:21
See comments on 5:33–37 and 15:14 for the background and thrust of these verses. While it may be true that the rabbis fought the abuses of oaths an…
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John Gill
On Matthew 23:21
17th Century
Pastor
And whoever shall swear by the temple
As we have before seen they used to do, and as appears from what the poet says…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 23:13–33
17th Century
Minister
The scribes and Pharisees were enemies of the gospel of Christ, and therefore of the salvation of people's souls. It is bad to keep away from Chris…
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 23:13–33
13th Century
Philosopher
After He instructed the disciples and the multitudes about the caution they should have regarding the Jews' doctrine, He now directs His words to t…