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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 23, Verse 18

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[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?›
King James Version
‹And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.›
American Standard Version
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.
New English Translation
And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.
World English Bible
'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'
19
[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether› [is] ‹greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?›
20
‹Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.›
21
‹And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.›
22
‹And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.›
23
‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier› [matters] ‹of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.›
24
[Ye] ‹blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.›
25
‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.›
26
[Thou] ‹blind Pharisee, cleanse first that› [which is] ‹within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.›
27
‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead› [men's] ‹bones, and of all uncleanness.›
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‹Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.›