Matthew 23:17

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You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?

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Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?

And you say, ‘If any one swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’

You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren,