Matthew 23:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.

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  • Matt 23:16-19
    4 verses
    90%

    16Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated!

    17Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

    18And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty.

    19Fools and blind: for 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 him that dwells in it.

    22And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.

  • 2 Chr 6:22
    76%

    22If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath comes before your altar in this house;

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
    75%

    31If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come 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, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:'

    34But I say to you, do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne:

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

    36Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

  • Exod 29:37
    72%

    37Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it, and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.

  • Josh 22:23
    70%

    23That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer on it burnt offering or grain offering, or if to offer peace offerings on it, let the LORD Himself require it;

  • Exod 20:24-26
    3 verses
    70%

    24An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name, I will come to you, and I will bless you.

    25And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it.

    26Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.

  • Heb 13:10
    70%

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

  • Exod 40:10
    70%

    10And you shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar, and it shall be an altar most holy.

  • Lev 5:4
    69%

    4Or if a person swears, speaking falsely with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a person may pronounce with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.

  • Num 30:2
    69%

    2If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

  • Exod 30:27-29
    3 verses
    68%

    27And the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

    28And the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base.

    29And you shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whoever touches them must be holy.

  • 1 Cor 9:13
    68%

    13Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar?

  • Josh 22:28
    68%

    28Therefore we said that it shall be, when they should say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say, 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 people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute.

  • Jas 5:12
    67%

    12But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.

  • Exod 40:26
    67%

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

  • Prov 20:25
    67%

    25It is a snare for a man to devour what is holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows.

  • Deut 27:6
    67%

    6You shall build the altar of the LORD your God of whole stones: and you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God:

  • Ezek 43:18
    67%

    18And he said to me, Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: These are the ordinances of the altar on the day when it is made, to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.

  • Heb 7:20
    67%

    20And inasmuch as he was not made priest without an oath:

  • Deut 6:13
    67%

    13You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

  • Exod 31:9
    67%

    9The altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base,

  • Gen 21:24
    67%

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

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

  • Lev 4:19
    67%

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

  • Lev 2:8
    67%

    8And you shall bring the grain offering made of these things to the LORD; and when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar.

  • 2 Kgs 18:22
    67%

    22But if you say to me, We trust in the LORD our God, is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

  • Exod 21:14
    66%

    14But if a man acts presumptuously against his neighbor, to kill him with guile, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    66%

    17If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

  • Acts 23:4
    66%

    4And those who stood by said, Do you revile God's high priest?

  • Zeph 1:5
    66%

    5And those that worship the host of heaven on the rooftops; and those that worship and that swear by the LORD, and also swear by Milcom;

  • Ezek 43:16
    66%

    16The altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve cubits wide, square all around.

  • Ezek 20:28
    66%

    28For when I had brought them into the land, for which I lifted up my 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 provoking of their offering: there also they made their sweet savor, 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%

    16So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth, because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are 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 the burnt offering for Israel.

  • Lev 19:12
    66%

    12And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.