Matthew 23:19
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You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageJerusalem was the center of Israel’s temple worship, where the altar and offerings mentioned by Jesus were located. In this rebuke of the religious leaders, Jesus exposes their distorted oath-making by stressing that the altar, consecrated for God’s service, gives sacred significance to the gift placed upon it.
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Matthew 23:19 mentions Jerusalem.
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