Matthew 23:20
“Who so therefore shall sweare by the Altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.”
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Matthew 23:20 Context
18And whosoeuer shall sweare by the Altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gift that is vpon it, he is guiltie. 19Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20Who so therefore shall sweare by the Altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21And who so shall sweare by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22And he that shall sweare by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
- King James Version
"Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears {both} by the altar and by everything on it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)