Matthew 23:20

Good News Translation

So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;

Cross References

Matthew 23:19

How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?

Matthew 23:21

and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there;

Hebrews 6:16

When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.