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Mat_23:17 ff. Γάρ ] Justifies the preceding epithets.
μείζων ] of greater consequence, and consequently more binding, as being a more sacred object by which to swear. The reason of the μείζων lies in ὁ ἁγιάσας τὸν χρυσόν , according to which the consecrated relation is conceived of as one between the temple and the gold, that has been brought about (otherwise if ἁγιάζων be read) by the connecting of the latter with the former.
τὸ δῶρον ] the offering (Mat_5:23), as laid upon the altar, it belongs to God.