Matthew 23:18 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁸ You also teach that it doesn't matter if a person swears by the altar. But you say it does matter if someone swears by the gift on the altar.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ You say too, Whoever swears by the altar is not duty bound; but whoever swears by the offering on the altar, his oath is binding.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ You say, ‘If people swear by the altar, it’s nothing. But if they swear by the gift on the altar, they are obligated to do what they swore.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

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.'

Matthew 23:18 পৰস্পৰ সংযোগসমূহ

Matthew 23:16

You are in for trouble! You are supposed to lead others, but you are blind. You teach that it doesn't matter if a person swears by the temple. But you say it does matter if someone swears by the gold in the temple.

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

Matthew 23:19

Are you blind? Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Numbers 30:2

When one of you men makes a promise to the Lord, you must keep your word.

2 Chronicles 6:22

Suppose someone accuses a person of a crime, and the accused has to stand in front of the altar in your temple and say, “I swear I am innocent!”

Mark 7:11

But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they own has been offered to God.

Galatians 5:3

If you do, you must obey the whole Law.