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16 Woe to you, blind guides, for you say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold which is in the temple, he is guilty! 17 O you fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering that is on it, he is guilty. 19 O you fools and blind! for which is greater, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering? 20 Therefore he who swears by the altar, he swears by it and by everything that is on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it. Matthew 23:16-22, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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