Matthew 23:20
“Who so therefore shall sweare by the Altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.”
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Matthew 23:20 Context
18And whosoeuer shall sweare by the Altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gift that is vpon it, he is guiltie. 19Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20Who so therefore shall sweare by the Altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21And who so shall sweare by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22And he that shall sweare by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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Other Translations for Matthew 23:20
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
- King James Version
"Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears {both} by the altar and by everything on it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it.
- Basic English Bible
He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.
- Darby Bible
Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things upon it.
- Webster's Bible
He who swears by the altar swears both by it and by everything on it;
- Weymouth Bible
He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.
- World English Bible
Therfor he that swerith in the auter, swerith in it, and in alle thingis that ben ther on.
- Wycliffe Bible
`He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 23:20
23:20 He that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon - Not only by the gift, but by the holy fire, and the sacrifice; and above all, by that God to whom they belong; inasmuch as every oath by a creature is an implicit appeal to God.