“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’

Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?

The one who takes an oath by the sanctuary takes an oath by it and by Him who dwells in it.

So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

stated, “This man said, ‘I can demolish God’s sanctuary and rebuild it in three days.’”

So he threw the silver into the sanctuary and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.

and saying, “The One who would demolish the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.