Matthew 23:19

God's Word

You blind men! What is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

Cross References

Exodus 29:37

For seven days at the altar make peace with the Lord and set the altar apart for its holy purpose. Then the altar will be most holy. Anything that touches the altar will become holy.

Exodus 30:29

In this way you will dedicate them for their holy purpose. Then they will be most holy, and anything that touches them will become holy.

Haggai 2:12

Suppose a person carries meat set aside for a holy purpose and he folds it up in his clothes. If his clothes touch bread, boiled food, wine, oil, or any kind of food, does that make the food holy?” The priests answered, “No.”

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! What is more important, the gold or the temple that made the gold holy?

Matthew 23:18

Again you say, ‘To swear an oath by the altar doesn’t mean a thing. But to swear an oath by the gift on the altar means a person must keep his oath.’

Matthew 23:20

To swear an oath by the altar is to swear by it and by everything on it.