The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: MAT 23:20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and
by all things thereon.
MAT 23:21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by
him that dwelleth therein.
MAT 23:22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of
God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
MAT 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay
tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have
done, and not to leave the other undone.
MAT 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
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