"Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, is obligated.'
"Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers,