Matthew 23:16-19

16 “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! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

18 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! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Cross References

• 1. ver 24; Isaiah 9:16; Matthew 15:14
• 2. Matthew 5:33-35
• 3. Exodus 30:29
• 4. Exodus 29:37