Matthew 23:19

New Living Translation

How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Cross References

Exodus 29:37

Purify the altar, and consecrate it every day for seven days. After that, the altar will be absolutely holy, and whatever touches it will become holy.

Exodus 30:29

Consecrate them to make them absolutely holy. After this, whatever touches them will also become holy.

Haggai 2:12

‘If one of you is carrying some meat from a holy sacrifice in his robes and his robe happens to brush against some bread or stew, wine or olive oil, or any other kind of food, will it also become holy?’” The priests replied, “No.”

Matthew 23:17

Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

Matthew 23:18

And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding.

Matthew 23:20

When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it.