Matthew 23:18 - 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.'

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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.’

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 23:18 Cross References

Matthew 23:16

Woe to you, blind guides, who say: 'Whoever will have sworn by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gold of the temple is obligated.'

Matthew 23:17

You are foolish and blind! For which is greater: the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

Matthew 23:19

How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Numbers 30:2

And he said to the leaders of the tribes of the sons of Israel: "This is the word, which the Lord has instructed:

2 Chronicles 6:22

If anyone will have sinned against his neighbor, and he arrives to swear against him, and to bind himself with a curse before the altar in this house,

Mark 7:11

But 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,'

Galatians 5:3

For I again testify, about every man circumcising himself, that he is obligated to act according to the entire law.