Matthew 23:16–22 · BSB
23:16
Woe 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.’
23:17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
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23:18
And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
23:19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
23:20
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
23:21
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
23:22
And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
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