Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

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

Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

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

And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

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

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

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