Christian Minister: Rulers in the Temple

“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” …

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.