Matthew 23:19

New Century Version

You are blind! Which is greater: the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

Cross References

Exodus 29:37

Spend seven days making the altar ready for service to God and making it holy. Then the altar will become very holy, and anything that touches it must be holy.

Exodus 30:29

You will prepare all these things for service to God, and they will be very holy. Anything that touches these things must be holy.

Haggai 2:12

Suppose a person carries in the fold of his clothes some meat made holy for the Lord. If that fold touches bread, cooked food, wine, olive oil, or some other food, will that be made holy?’ ” The priests answered, “No.”

Matthew 23:17

You are blind fools! Which is greater: the gold or the Temple that makes that gold holy?

Matthew 23:18

And you say, ‘If people swear by the altar when they make a promise, that means nothing. But if they swear by the gift on the altar, they must keep that promise.’

Matthew 23:20

The person who swears by the altar is really using the altar and also everything on the altar.