Matthew 23:16-17, 19

Matthew 23:16-17 NLT

“Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

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Matthew 23:19 NLT

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How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

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