¹⁷ You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or ^(A)the temple that has made the gold sacred?

¹⁹ You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or ^(A)the altar that makes the gift sacred?

²⁶ You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of ^(A)the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.

³⁹ Jesus said, ^(A)“For judgment I came into this world, ^(B)that those who do not see may see, and ^(C)those who see may become blind.” ⁴⁰ Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, ^(D)“Are we also blind?” ⁴¹ Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, ^(E)you would have no guilt;^[a] but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.

¹⁹ and if you are sure that you yourself are ^(A)a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,