Matthew 23:18

¹⁸And what about this piece of trivia: "If you shake hands on a promise, that''s nothing; but if you raise your hand that God is your witness, that''s serious''?

Matthew 23 records Jesus’ most sustained and severe public critique, directed not at Rome or sinners, but at the religious leadership of Israel. He exposes the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy, their love of status, and their burdening of others with laws they themselves do