Matthew 23:19 meaning and explanation
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to the crowds and his disciples about the scribes and Pharisees, and here he presses the third of several "woes" against them. They had taught that an oath sworn by the gift on the altar bound a person, while an oath sworn by the altar itself did not.
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