Matthew 23:20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

So whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it;

Cross References

Matthew 23:19

How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Matthew 23:21

and whoever swears by the sanctuary, swears by it and by the one who dwells in it;

Hebrews 6:16

Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.