Matthew 23:20
Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
In Context
19How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
21And whoever will have sworn by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.
Cross References
Hebrews 6:16For men swear by what is greater than themselves, and an oath as confirmation is the end of all their controversy.
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 →