Matthew 23:16-26

Murdock(i) 16 Woe to you, ye blind guides: for ye say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold that is in the temple, he is holden. 17 Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And, whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing: but whoever shall swear by the oblation upon it, he is holden. 19 Ye fools, and blind: 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 that is upon it. 21 And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it. 22 And he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by throne of God, and by him that sitteth on it. 23 Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and omit the graver matters of the law, judgment, and mercy, and fidelity: these ought ye to do, and those not to omit. 24 Ye blind guides, who strain out gnats, and swallow down camels. 25 Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, while within they are full of rapine and wickedness. 26 Ye blind Pharisees, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that their outside may be clean also.