Matthew 23:19

Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902

Blind! for which is greater, The gift, or the altar that halloweth the gift?

Cross References

Exodus 29:37

Seven days, shalt thou put a propitiatory-covering over the altar, and so shalt hallow it, thus shall the altar become most holy; whosoever toucheth the altar, must be holy.

Exodus 30:29

So shalt thou hallow them, and they shall be most holy,—whosoever toucheth them, shall be holy.

Haggai 2:12

If a man carry holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and then toucheth with his skirt bread or a cooked dish or wine or oil or any food, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Matthew 23:17

Foolish and blind! for which is, greater, The gold, or the Temple that hath hallowed the gold?

Matthew 23:18

And, whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is bound:

Matthew 23:20

He therefore that hath sworn by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it;