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He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it.
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And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is
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And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.
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A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.
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You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.
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A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.
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You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
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A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
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Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
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A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,
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If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets.