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36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

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36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.

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25 And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life?[a](A)

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  1. 12.25 Or add a cubit to your stature

25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[a]?

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  1. Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height

27 And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life?[a]

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  1. 6.27 Or add one cubit to your height

27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?(A)

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  1. Matthew 6:27 Or single cubit to your height

16 “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by the oath.’(A) 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that has made the gold sacred?(B) 18 And you say, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gift that is on the altar is bound by the oath.’ 19 How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(C) 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it, 21 and whoever swears by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who dwells in it,

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16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(A) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(B) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(C) 18 You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’ 19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(D) 20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(E) in it.

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