Matthew 23:16-27 "Woe unto you, blind guides, who say, If any one swears by the Sanctuary, it is nothing, but if any one swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, the oath is binding.

MNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ "Woe unto you, blind guides, who say, If any one swears by the Sanctuary, it is nothing, but if any one swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, the oath is binding. ¹⁷ "You fools and blind; for which is greater, the gold, or the Sanctuary which hallows the gold? ¹⁸ "You say, too, that whoever swears by the offering that is upon it, his oath is binding. ¹⁹ "You blind! Which is greater, the offering or the altar which hallows the offering? ²⁰ "He then, who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it; ²¹ "and he who swears by the Sanctuary swears by it and by Him who dwells therein; ²² "and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits thereon. ²³ "Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law—justice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone. ²⁴ "You blind guides! who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel! ²⁵ "Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but within they are filled with extortion and excess. ²⁶ "You blind Pharisees, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside of it may be clean also. ²⁷ "Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like white-washed sepulchers. They look beautiful without, but within they are filled with dead men's bones and all rottenness.