Matthew 23:16-24
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16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
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17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
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18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
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19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
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20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
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21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.