Matthew 23:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.›

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  • Matt 23:16-19
    4 verses
    90%

    16‹Woe unto you,› [ye] ‹blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!›

    17[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?›

    18‹And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.›

    19[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether› [is] ‹greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?›

  • Matt 23:21-22
    2 verses
    88%

    21‹And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.›

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

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    76%

    22If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    75%

    31If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:

  • Matt 5:33-36
    4 verses
    72%

    33¶ ‹Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:›

    34‹But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:›

    35‹Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.›

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

  • Exod 29:37
    72%

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

  • Josh 22:23
    70%

    23That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD 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 all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

    25And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: 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 discovered thereon.

  • Heb 13:10
    70%

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

  • Exod 40:10
    70%

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

  • Lev 5:4
    69%

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

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear 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 his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

    28And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.

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

  • 1 Cor 9:13
    68%

    13Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live [of the things] of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

  • Josh 22:28
    68%

    28Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should [so] say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say [again], Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it [is] a witness between us and you.

  • Heb 6:16
    68%

    16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.

  • Jas 5:12
    67%

    12¶ But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

  • Exod 40:26
    67%

    26And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

  • Prov 20:25
    67%

    25¶ [It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

  • Deut 27:6
    67%

    6Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:

  • Ezek 43:18
    67%

    18And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; 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 not without an oath [he was made priest]:

  • Deut 6:13
    67%

    13Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

  • Exod 31:9
    67%

    9And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,

  • Gen 21:24
    67%

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

    13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

  • Lev 4:19
    67%

    19And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn [it] upon the altar.

  • Lev 2:8
    67%

    8And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.

  • 2 Kgs 18:22
    67%

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

  • Exod 21:14
    66%

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

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    66%

    17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.

  • 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 [and] that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

  • Ezek 43:16
    66%

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

  • Ezek 20:28
    66%

    28[For] when I had brought them into the land, [for] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and 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%

    16That 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%

    1¶ Then David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

  • Lev 19:12
    66%

    12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.