18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by (A)the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or (B)the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by (C)him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by (D)heaven swears by (E)the throne of God and by (F)him who sits upon it.

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