Matthew 23:16-17

23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. ¹  But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’ 23:17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

Matthew 23:19

23:19 You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

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¹ tn Grk “Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing.”