Matthew 23:18
And,‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’
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19You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.
22And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.
- Matt 23:16-172 verses82%
16“Woe to you, blind guides, who say,‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’
17Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
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31“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.
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22“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple,
- Matt 5:33-364 verses73%
33Oaths“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
34But I say to you, do not take oaths at all– not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
35not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.
36Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
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4or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths–
- Matt 15:5-62 verses70%
5But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”
6he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
- Matt 5:23-242 verses69%
23So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you,
24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.
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12And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“Yes” be yes and your“No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
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37For seven days you are to make atonement for the altar and set it apart as holy. Then the altar will be most holy. Anything that touches the altar will be holy.
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10We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from.
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12You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
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2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.
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23If we have built an altar for ourselves to turn back from following the LORD by making burnt sacrifices and grain offerings on it, or by offering tokens of peace on it, the LORD himself will punish us.
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11But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God),
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8“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
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3or has found something lost and denies it and swears falsely concerning any one of the things that someone might do to sin–
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25It is a snare for a person to rashly cry,“Holy!” and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.
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25If you make me an altar of stone, you must not build it of stones shaped with tools, for if you use your tool on it you have defiled it.
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8They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple of their God!
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5or anything about which he swears falsely. He must restore it in full and add one fifth to it; he must give it to its owner when he is found guilty.
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14But if a man willfully attacks his neighbor to kill him cunningly, you will take him even from my altar that he may die.
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19It is a guilt offering; he was surely guilty before the LORD.”
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13Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar receive a part of the offerings?
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5It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it.
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12oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,
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15They must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute to the LORD,
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15Moreover, you are to tell the Israelites,‘If any man curses his God he will bear responsibility for his sin,
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3The speaker went on to say,“This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand(according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.”
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16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.
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22You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
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5The Signs of the End of the Age Now while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said,
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8You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths!
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23But those in Jerusalem will view it as a false omen. They have sworn solemn oaths, but the king of Babylon will accuse them of violations in order to seize them.
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6I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
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11then there will be an oath to the LORD between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.
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8“You are to say to them:‘Any man from the house of Israel or from the resident foreigners who live in their midst, who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
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4Those standing near him said,“Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”
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1Additional Sin Offering Regulations“‘When a person sins in that he hears a public curse against one who fails to testify and he is a witness(he either saw or knew what had happened) and he does not make it known, then he will bear his punishment for iniquity.
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13You also do this: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.
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5You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be no more wrath on the Israelites.