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Ye fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
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And ye say, `Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is liable.'
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Ye fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift
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Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things thereon.
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And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it and by Him that dwelleth therein
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And he that shall swear by Heaven, sweareth by the throne of God and by Him that sitteth 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 the weightier matters of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith. These ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone.
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Ye blind guides, who strain out 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 and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
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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 whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but are within full of dead men's bones and of all uncleanness.