15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one convert,(A) and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are!

16 “Woe to you, blind guides,(B) who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the temple, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath(C) by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’[a] 17 Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?

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Footnotes

  1. 23:16 Lit is obligated, also in v. 18

15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,(A) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(B) as you are.

16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(C) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(D) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(E)

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