Matthew 23:16-24

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁶ “Woe to you, ^(A)blind guides, who say, ‘^(B)Whoever swears by the ^[a]temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the ^[b]temple is obligated.’ ¹⁷ You fools and blind men! ^(C)Which is ^[c]more important, the gold or the ^[d]temple that sanctified the gold? ¹⁸ And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the ^[e]offering on it, he is obligated.’ ¹⁹ You blind men, ^(D)which is ^[f]more important, the ^[g]offering, or the altar that sanctifies the ^[h]offering? ²⁰ Therefore, ^[i]whoever swears by the altar, swears both by ^[j]the altar and by everything on it. ²¹ And ^[k]whoever swears by the ^[l]temple, swears both by ^[m]the temple and by Him who ^(E)dwells within it. ²² And ^[n]whoever swears by heaven, ^(F)swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

²³ “^(G)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and ^[o]cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. ²⁴ You ^(H)blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!