Matthew 23:16-22
16 “Woe to you, blind guides,(A) who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath(B) by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’(a)
17 Blind fools!(b) For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?
18 Also, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’(c)
19 Blind people!(d) For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?(C)
20 Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it.
21 The one who takes an oath by the sanctuary takes an oath by it and by Him who dwells(D) in it.
22 And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne(E) and by Him who sits on it.(F)
Footnotes:
a.
Matthew 23:16: Lit is obligated
b.
Matthew 23:17: Lit Fools and blind
c.
Matthew 23:18: Lit is obligated
d.
Matthew 23:19: Other mss read Fools and blind