Matthew 23:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ So he who 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

You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Matthew 23:21

and he who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it;

Hebrews 6:16

Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.