16. “How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You guide the people, but you are blind. You say, ‘If anyone swears by the Temple when he makes a promise, that means nothing. But if anyone swears by the gold that is in the Temple, then he must keep that promise.’
17. You are blind fools! Which is greater: the gold or the Temple? The Temple makes that gold holy.
18. And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar when he makes a promise, that means nothing. But if he swears by the gift on the altar, then he must keep his promise.’
19. You are blind! Which is greater: the gift or the altar? The altar makes the gift holy.