en_tn/mat/23/18.md

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  • Jesus continues to speak against the religious leaders because of their hypocrisy.
  • blind people - spiritually blind people (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
  • which is greater, the gift, or the altar that consecrates the gift? - Jesus uses this question to point out something they already know. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
  • the gift - a sacrifice of an animal or ground grain brought to God before it had been laid on the altar. Once laid on the altar, it was an offering. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)