Matthew 23:16-21 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

          16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
          17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
          18And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
          19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
          20So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
          21And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

— Matthew 23:16-21

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