Matthew 23:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

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Can't you fools see? Won't you ever learn?

You also teach that it doesn't matter if a person swears by the altar. But you say that it does matter if someone swears by the gift on the altar.

Are you blind? Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Jesus and the people he makes holy all belong to the same family. That is why he isn't ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.