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Matthew 23:20
He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
Matthew 23:20 · World English Bible
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Matthew 23:20 in other translations
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.
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In context
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
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