World English Bible
Matthew 23:18
“Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?”
Verse in context — Matthew 23
16
Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.
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You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
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Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?
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You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
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He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.
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