Matthew 23:20

English Standard Version 2016

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

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

And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it.

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.