Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the Holy Place that sanctifies the gold?
Understand you brutish ones among the people; yea, you fools, when will you be wise?
And you say, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift on it owes a debt.
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
For both the One sanctifying and the ones being sanctified are all of One; for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brothers,