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"You fools and blindmen! 1Which is moreimportant, the goldor the temple that sanctified the gold?
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"And, 'Whoever*swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever*swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.'
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"You blindmen, 2which is moreimportant, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?#rl
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"Therefore, whoeverswears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.
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"And whoeverswears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who 3dwellswithin it.#rl
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"And whoeverswears by heaven, 4swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
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"5Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithemint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightierprovisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have donewithoutneglecting the others.
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"You 6blindguides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For 7you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.
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"You blindPharisee, first8clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may becomecleanalso.
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"9Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are likewhitewashedtombswhich on the outsideappearbeautiful, but inside they are full of deadmen'sbones and alluncleanness.