Matthew 23:20

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Matthew 23:19

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

Matthew 23:21

And the person who swears by the Temple is really using the Temple and also everything in the Temple.

Hebrews 6:16

People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true, and this ends all arguing.