Matthew 23:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁰ So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Therefore, those who swear by the altar swear by it and by everything that’s on it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it:

Matthew 23:20 Cross References

Matthew 23:19

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

Matthew 23:21

and whoever swears by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who dwells in it,

Hebrews 6:16

Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.