one alone--the Christ.
023:011 He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;
023:012 and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases
himself shall be exalted.
023:013 "But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you
lock the door of the Kingdom of the Heavens against men;
you yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those to enter
who are seeking to do so.
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023:015 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you scour
sea and land in order to win one convert--and when he is gained,
you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
023:016 "Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "`Whoever swears
by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold
of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'
023:017 "Blind fools! Why, which is greater?--the gold, or the Sanctuary
which has made the gold holy?
023:018 And you say, "`Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing;
but whoever swears by the offering lying on it is bound
by the oath.'
023:019 "You are blind! Why, which is greater?--the offering,
or the altar which makes the offering holy?
023:020 He who swears by the altar swears both by it and by everything on it;
023:021 he who swears by the Sanctuary swears both by it and by Him
who dwells in it;
023:022 and he who swears by Heaven swears both by the throne of God
and by Him who sits upon it.
023:023 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay
the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected
the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy,