Matthew 23:20

American Standard Version (1901)

He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

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  • Matt 23:16-19
    4 verses
    90%

    16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

    17Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

    18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

    19Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

  • Matt 23:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

    22And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    76%

    22If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house;

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    75%

    31If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house;

  • Matt 5:33-36
    4 verses
    72%

    33Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

    34but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;

    35nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

    36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

  • Exod 29:37
    72%

    37Seven days thou shalt make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: and the altar shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

  • Josh 22:23
    70%

    23that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Jehovah; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it;

  • Exod 20:24-26
    3 verses
    70%

    24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.

    25And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

    26Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.

  • Heb 13:10
    70%

    10We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle.

  • Exod 40:10
    70%

    10And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar shall be most holy.

  • Lev 5:4
    69%

    4Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these [things] .

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

  • Exod 30:27-29
    3 verses
    68%

    27and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,

    28and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.

    29And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

  • 1 Cor 9:13
    68%

    13Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat [of] the things of the temple, [and] they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?

  • Josh 22:28
    68%

    28Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.

  • Heb 6:16
    68%

    16For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

  • Jas 5:12
    67%

    12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

  • Exod 40:26
    67%

    26And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:

  • Prov 20:25
    67%

    25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

  • Deut 27:6
    67%

    6Thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God of unhewn stones; and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto Jehovah thy God:

  • Ezek 43:18
    67%

    18And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

  • Heb 7:20
    67%

    20And inasmuch as [it is] not without the taking of an oath

  • Deut 6:13
    67%

    13Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

  • Exod 31:9
    67%

    9and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base,

  • Gen 21:24
    67%

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

    13For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

  • Lev 4:19
    67%

    19And all the fat thereof shall he take off from it, and burn it upon the altar.

  • Lev 2:8
    67%

    8And thou shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto Jehovah: and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall bring it unto the altar.

  • 2 Kgs 18:22
    67%

    22But if ye say unto me, We trust in Jehovah our God; is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

  • Exod 21:14
    66%

    14And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    66%

    17If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

  • Acts 23:4
    66%

    4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

  • Zeph 1:5
    66%

    5and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;

  • Ezek 43:16
    66%

    16And the altar hearth shall be twelve [cubits] long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.

  • Ezek 20:28
    66%

    28For when I had brought them into the land, which I sware to give unto them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there also they made their sweet savor, and they poured out there their drink-offerings.

  • Josh 22:26
    66%

    26Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:

  • Isa 65:16
    66%

    16so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    66%

    1Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.

  • Lev 19:12
    66%

    12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.