Matthew 23:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.”
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BSBPD
“You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 23:24 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 7:4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
- Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
- Matthew 19:24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
- Matthew 23:16Woe 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.’
- Matthew 27:6The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
- Luke 6:7Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- John 18:28Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
- John 18:40“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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