Matthew 23:21

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Matthew 23:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

21 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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I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

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2 Chronicles 6:2

and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

2 Chronicles 7:2

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Colossians 2:9

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