Matthew 23:16-18

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.’

— Matthew 23:16-18

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Cross References for Matthew 23:16-18

• Matthew 23:19
• Matthew 15:14
• Matthew 23:24
• Matthew 23:17
• Matthew 5:33-35
• James 5:12
• Matthew 15:5-6
• Isaiah 56:10-11
• Matthew 23:26
• John 9:39-41

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