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Matthew 23:21

19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20 So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

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BSB
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
KJV
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
WEB
He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
ASV
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
DARBY
And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
BLB
And the one having sworn by the temple swears by it and by the One dwelling in it.
ÅB
og den som sverger ved templet, han sverger tempelet og ved ham som bor i det,
OTB
Og den som sverger ved tempelet, sverger ved det og ved ham som bor i det.
B1930
og den som sverger ved templet, han sverger ved det og ved ham som bor i det,

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