Matthew 23:16-18

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁶ Woe to you blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple, is a debtor.

¹⁷ Ye foolish and blind; for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

¹⁸ And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is a debtor.