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and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
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`Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
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`Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment
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`Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen -- ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.
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`Wo to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary -- is debtor!
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Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?
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`And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it -- is debtor!
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Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift
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`He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;
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and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it
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and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.