Matthew 23:18-24 and, to swear by the altar, binds not, but to swear by the offering that is upon it is binding.

Living_Oracles⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ and, to swear by the altar, binds not, but to swear by the offering that is upon it is binding. ¹⁹ Foolish and blind! which is more sacred, the offering, or the altar that consecrates the offering? ²⁰ Whoever, therefore, swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. ²¹ And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who dwells in it; ²² and whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him who sits on it. ²³ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees! hypocrites! because you pay the tithe of mint, dill, and cummin, and omit the more important articles of the law, justice, humanity, and fidelity. These you ought to have practiced without omitting those. ²⁴ Blind guides! you are skimming off the gnat, and swallowing the camel.