He stretched out his right hand toward the temple, and made an oath in this manner: If ye will not deliver me Judas as a prisoner, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and I will break down the altar, and erect a notable temple unto Bacchus.
he stretched out his right hand toward the temple and swore this oath: If you do not hand Judas over to me as a prisoner, I will level this temple of God to the ground, tear down the altar, and build a magnificent temple to Dionysus in its place.
