16 Woe be unto you blind guides, which say, Whosoever sweareth by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the gold of the Temple, he [a]offendeth.

17 Ye fools and blind, Whether is greater, the gold, or the Temple that [b]sanctifieth the gold?

18 And whosoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the offering that is upon it, offendeth.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:16 Is a debtor. Sins are called in the Syrian tongue, Debts, and it is certain that Christ spake in the Syrian tongue.
  2. Matthew 23:17 Causeth the gold to be counted holy, which is dedicated to an holy use.

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