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Passage Lookup: Matthew 23:16-22

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Matthew 23:16
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"Woe to you, (C1)blind guides, who say, '(C2)Whoever swears by the (F1)temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the (F1)temple is obligated.'
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Matthew 23:17
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"You fools and blind men! (C1)Which is (F1)more important, the gold or the (F2)temple that sanctified the gold?
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Matthew 23:18
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"And you say, 'Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the (F1)offering that is on it is obligated.'
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Matthew 23:19
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"You blind men, (C1)which is (F1)more important, the (F2)offering or the altar that sanctifies the (F2)offering?
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Matthew 23:20
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"Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears both by (F1)the altar and by everything on it.
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Matthew 23:21
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"And the one who swears by the (F1)temple, swears both by (F2)the temple and by Him who (C1)dwells in it.
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Matthew 23:22
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"And the one who swears by (F1)heaven, (C1)swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
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