Matthew 23:18
And you say: ‘Whoever will have sworn by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gift that is on the altar is obligated.’
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In The King James Version
In Context
17You are foolish and blind! For which is greater: the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
19How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Cross References
Numbers 30:2And he said to the leaders of the tribes of the sons of Israel: “This is the word, which the Lord has instructed:
Mark 7:11But you say, ‘If a man will have said to his father or mother: Korban, (which is a gift) whatever is from me will be to your benefit,’
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34
The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →