Matthew 23:17

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What is greater—the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold holy?

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Take another look, you stupid people! Fools—when will you ever get the point?

You say, ‘If you swear on the altar that doesn't count, but if you swear on the sacrifice that's on the altar, then you have to keep your oath.’

How foolish and blind you are! What is greater—the sacrifice, or the altar that makes the sacrifice holy?

For both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy belong to the same family. That's why he doesn't hesitate to call them “brothers,”