Matthew 23:13-22

13“1But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, 2because you shut off the kingdom of heaven 3from 4people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14[5Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because 6you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]

15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one 78proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of 910hell as yourselves.

16“Woe to you, 11blind guides, who say, ‘12Whoever swears by the 13temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the 14temple is obligated.’ 17You fools and blind men! 15Which is 16more important, the gold or the 17temple that sanctified the gold? 18And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the 18offering on it, he is obligated.’ 19You blind men, 19which is 20more important, the 21offering, or the altar that sanctifies the 22offering? 20Therefore, 23whoever swears by the altar, swears both by 24the altar and by everything on it. 21And 25whoever swears by the 26temple, swears both by 27the temple and by Him who 28dwells within it. 22And 29whoever swears by heaven, 30swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.