“If someone sins against a neighbor and is required to take an oath and comes and swears before your altar in this house,
Matthew 23:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And you say, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gift that is on the altar is bound by the oath.’ Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You say too, Whoever swears by the altar is not duty bound; but whoever swears by the offering on the altar, his oath is binding. American Standard Version (1901) And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. Common English Bible You say, ‘If people swear by the altar, it’s nothing. But if they swear by the gift on the altar, they are obligated to do what they swore.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And you say: 'Whoever will have sworn by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gift that is on the altar is obligated.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is a debtor. |
“If someone sins against a neighbor and is required to take an oath and comes and swears before your altar in this house,
When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
“Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by the oath.’
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that has made the gold sacred?
How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
But you say that if anyone tells father or mother, ‘Whatever support you might have had from me is Corban’ (that is, an offering to God),
Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the entire law.