Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel. Matthew 7:4 Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye? Matthew 15:2-6 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. . . . Matthew 19:24 And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 27:6-8 But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood. . . . Luke 6:7-10 And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against him. . . . John 18:28,40 Then they led Jesus from Caiphas to the governor's hall. And it was morning: and they went not into the hall, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the pasch. . . . Context Woes to Scribes and Pharisees…23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you tithe mint and anise and cummin and have left the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and faith. These things you ought to have done and not to leave those undone. 24Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel. 25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within you are full of rapine and uncleanness.… Cross References Isaiah 9:16 And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down, headlong. Matthew 15:14 Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both fall into the pit. Matthew 23:16 Woe to you, blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple is a debtor. Revelation 12:16 And the earth helped the woman: and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth. Lexicon You blindτυφλοί (typhloi) Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 5185: Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind. guides! ὁδηγοὶ (hodēgoi) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3595: A leader, guide; met: an instructor, teacher. From hodos and hegeomai; a conductor (teacher). You strain out διϋλίζοντες (diulizontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1368: To strain, put through a sieve. From dia and hulizo hoo-lid'-zo; to strain out. a gnat κώνωπα (kōnōpa) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2971: Apparently a derivative of the base of kentron and a derivative of optanomai; a mosquito. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. swallow καταπίνοντες (katapinontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 2666: To drink down, swallow, devour, destroy, consume. From kata and pino; to drink down, i.e. Gulp entire. a camel. κάμηλον (kamēlon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2574: A camel or dromedary. Of Hebrew origin; a 'camel'. Additional Translations You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. Blind guides--those straining out the gnat and swallowing the camel! You blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel! Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel. Ye blind guides, which strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel. Ye blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel. You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel! You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel! 'Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing. Jump to Previous Blind Camel Drink Fly Guides Strain Straining Swallow Swallowing TroubleJump to Next Blind Camel Drink Fly Guides Strain Straining Swallow Swallowing TroubleLinks Matthew 23:24 NIVMatthew 23:24 NLT Matthew 23:24 ESV Matthew 23:24 NASB Matthew 23:24 KJV Matthew 23:24 Bible Apps Matthew 23:24 Biblia Paralela Matthew 23:24 Chinese Bible Matthew 23:24 French Bible Matthew 23:24 German Bible Alphabetical: a and blind but camel gnat guides out strain swallow who You NT Gospels: Matthew 23:24 You blind guides who strain out (Matt. Mat Mt) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |