Matthew 23:19
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? Matthew 23:19
“Moronics and blind! Which, indeed – greater: the gift or the altar the ‘hallowing the gift’?” (CG)
In the previous verse, Jesus recalled the unsound teaching of the scribes and Pharisees who said that swearing by the altar, it is nothing, but swearing by the gift on it obliged the person to perform their vow. Jesus next says, “Moronics and blind!”
Jesus’ words indicate that it is as if they were brain-dead blind people. If they were walking toward a chasm, they…
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