Matthew 23:20

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Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it.

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  • Matt 23:16-19
    4 verses
    90%

    16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

    17 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

    18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.'

    19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

  • Matt 23:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

    22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    76%

    22 If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house,

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    75%

    31 If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,

  • Matt 5:33-36
    4 verses
    72%

    33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

    34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne,

    35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

    36 And do not swear by your head, because you cannot make even one hair white or black.

  • Exod 29:37
    72%

    37 For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy, and whatever touches the altar will be holy.

  • Josh 22:23
    70%

    23 If we have built an altar to turn away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings, or to offer fellowship sacrifices on it, may the LORD Himself call us to account.

  • Exod 20:24-26
    3 verses
    70%

    24 Make an altar of earth for Me, and on it you shall sacrifice your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

    25 If you make an altar of stones for Me, do not build it with stones that have been worked with tools; if you use your tool on it, you will defile it.

    26 And do not go up to My altar by steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.

  • Heb 13:10
    70%

    10 We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat.

  • Exod 40:10
    70%

    10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy.

  • Lev 5:4
    69%

    4 Or if someone makes a rash oath to do something evil or good, whatever they may rashly utter with an oath, and it is hidden from them, but they later realize it, they are guilty in one of these cases.

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'

  • Exod 30:27-29
    3 verses
    68%

    27 You shall also anoint the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense.

    28 You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the basin with its base.

    29 You shall consecrate them so they may be most holy; whatever touches them will be holy.

  • 1 Cor 9:13
    68%

    13 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat the food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the offerings of the altar?

  • Josh 22:28
    68%

    28 And we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD, which our ancestors built—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’

  • Heb 6:16
    68%

    16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

  • Jas 5:12
    67%

    12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • Exod 40:26
    67%

    26 He placed the golden altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil.

  • Prov 20:25
    67%

    25 It is a trap for someone to dedicate something rashly and only later to reconsider their vows.

  • Deut 27:6
    67%

    6 Use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.

  • Ezek 43:18
    67%

    18 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: These are the regulations for the altar on the day it is made, for offering burnt offerings and sprinkling blood on it.'

  • Heb 7:20
    67%

    20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,

  • Deut 6:13
    67%

    13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

  • Exod 31:9
    67%

    9 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand,

  • Gen 21:24
    67%

    24 Abraham said, 'I swear it.'

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

    13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Lev 4:19
    67%

    19 The priest shall remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.

  • Lev 2:8
    67%

    8 Bring the grain offering made from these things to the LORD. Present it to the priest, who shall take it to the altar.

  • 2 Kgs 18:22
    67%

    22 But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ isn’t He the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

  • Exod 21:14
    66%

    14 However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    66%

    17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

  • Acts 23:4
    66%

    4 But those standing near said, 'Are you insulting God's high priest?'

  • Zeph 1:5
    66%

    5 I will also cut off those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the starry host, those who bow and swear by the Lord but also swear by Milcom.

  • Ezek 43:16
    66%

    16 The altar hearth is twelve cubits long by twelve cubits wide; it is square at its four sides.

  • Ezek 20:28
    66%

    28 When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them, and they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there, provoked me with their offerings, placed their pleasing aromas, and poured out their drink offerings there.

  • Josh 22:26
    66%

    26 That is why we said, ‘Let us build an altar—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,

  • Isa 65:16
    66%

    16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    66%

    1 Then David said, 'This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offerings for Israel.'

  • Lev 19:12
    66%

    12 Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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