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Ye fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
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And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.
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Ye fools and blind, for which one
is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
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Whosoever therefore shall swear by the altar, swears by it and by all things thereon.
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And whosoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it and by Him that dwells therein.
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And he that shall swear by the heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him that sits thereon.
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted that which is more important of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith; these were expedient for ye to have done, and not to leave the other
undone.
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Ye blind guides, who strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup or of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and incontinence.
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Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that
which is within the cup and platter that the outside of them may be clean also.
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whitewashed sepulchres, who indeed appear beautiful outside, but inside are full of dead
men’s bones and of all uncleanness.