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16 "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'If any one swears by the temple, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
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“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?
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You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
18 And you say, 'If any one swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.'
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You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’
19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred
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You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20 So he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it;
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Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21 and he who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it
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And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
22 and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
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And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.
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