^{15 Ref} A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

^{16 Ref} A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.

^{17 Ref} You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?

¹⁸ And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.

^{19 Ref} You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

²⁰ He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it.

^{21 Ref} And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.

^{22 Ref} And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.

^{23 Ref} A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

^{24 Ref} You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.