Matthew 23:20

God's Word

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

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

To swear an oath by the temple is to swear by it and by the one who lives there.

When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.