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%

    16Woe 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.'

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

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

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

  • Matt 23:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

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

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

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    76%

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

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    75%

    31If 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%

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

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

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

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

  • Exod 29:37
    72%

    37For 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%

    23If 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%

    24Make 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.

    25If 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.

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

  • Heb 13:10
    70%

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

  • Exod 40:10
    70%

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

  • Lev 5:4
    69%

    4Or 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%

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

  • Exod 30:27-29
    3 verses
    68%

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

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

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

  • 1 Cor 9:13
    68%

    13Do 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%

    28And 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%

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

  • Jas 5:12
    67%

    12Above 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%

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

  • Prov 20:25
    67%

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

  • Deut 27:6
    67%

    6Use 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%

    18Then 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%

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

  • Deut 6:13
    67%

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

  • Exod 31:9
    67%

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

  • Gen 21:24
    67%

    24Abraham said, 'I swear it.'

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

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

  • Lev 4:19
    67%

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

  • Lev 2:8
    67%

    8Bring 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%

    22But 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%

    14However, 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%

    17If 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%

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

  • Zeph 1:5
    66%

    5I 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%

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

  • Ezek 20:28
    66%

    28When 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%

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

  • Isa 65:16
    66%

    16Whoever 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%

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

  • Lev 19:12
    66%

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