Matthew 23:16-22 Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the sanctuary, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, it is binding.'

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the sanctuary, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, it is binding.' ¹⁷ Blind fools! which is greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that makes the gold sacred? ¹⁸ You say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the offering that is on it, it is binding.' ¹⁹ You blind men! Which is greater, the offering, or the altar that makes the offering sacred? ²⁰ Anyone who swears by the altar is swearing by it and by everything that is on it, ²¹ and anyone who swears by the sanctuary is swearing by it and by him who dwells in it; ²² and anyone who swears by heaven is swearing by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.