Matthew 23:17

"You fools and blind; for which is greater, the gold, or the Sanctuary which hallows the gold?

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

In Context

16"Woe unto you, blind guides, who say, If any one swears by the Sanctuary, it is nothing, but if any one swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, the oath is binding.

18"You say, too, that whoever swears by the offering that is upon it, his oath is binding.

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Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34

The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →

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