Matthew 23:16-26 Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, That to him who sweareth by the temple, it is nothing; but if he swear by the gold which is in the temple, he is liable!

Etheridge⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, That [to him] who sweareth by the temple, it is nothing; but if he swear by the gold which is in the temple, he is liable! ¹⁷ You senseless and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? ¹⁸ And (that) whoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing; but [if] he swear by the oblation which is upon it, he is liable. ¹⁹ You foolish and sightless! for which is greater, the oblation, or the altar that sanctifieth the oblation? ²⁰ He therefore who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it. ²¹ And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by whatever abideth in it. ²² And whosoever sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of Aloha, and by Him who sitteth thereon. ²³ Woe to you, scribes, Pharishee, hypocrites! because you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and omit the more grave [requirements] of the law, - justice, benignity, and faithfulness. For these you should have done, and those not omitted. ²⁴ You blind guides, who strain out gnats and swallow camels. ²⁵ Woe to you, scribes and Pharishee, hypocrites! who cleanse the outside of the cup and dish (which) within are full of rapine and injustice. ²⁶ Sightless Pharishee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the dish, that their outside also may be clean.