Matthew 23:16-22

21st Century King James Version

¹⁶ “Woe unto you, ye blind guides, who say, ‘Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’

¹⁷ Ye fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

¹⁸ And ye say, ‘Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is liable.’

¹⁹ Ye fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

²⁰ Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things thereon.

²¹ And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it and by Him that dwelleth therein.

²² And he that shall swear by Heaven, sweareth by the throne of God and by Him that sitteth thereon.