Matthew 23:19

Free Bible Version

How foolish and blind you are! What is greater—the sacrifice, or the altar that makes the sacrifice holy?

Cross References

Exodus 29:37

For seven days you shall purify the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become completely holy, and everything that touches the altar will become holy.

Exodus 30:29

Dedicate them so that they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will become holy.

Haggai 2:12

If someone carries some meat from a holy sacrifice in a fold of their clothes and that fold touches some bread or stew or wine or olive oil or any other kind of food, does that food become holy?” And the priests answered, “No.”

Matthew 23:17

What is greater—the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold holy?

Matthew 23:18

You say, ‘If you swear on the altar that doesn't count, but if you swear on the sacrifice that's on the altar, then you have to keep your oath.’

Matthew 23:20

If you swear by the altar, you swear by it and by everything that's on it.