You fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
You fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’
Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.