Matthew 23:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.”
Matthew 23:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 23:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 23:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’”
Matthew 23:18 — World English Bible
Matthew 23:18 ASV — 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.”
Matthew 23:18 — American Standard Version
Matthew 23:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it--is debtor!”
Matthew 23:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 23:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.”
Matthew 23:18 — Darby Translation
Matthew 23:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth.”
Matthew 23:18 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 23:18 in Context — Matthew 23
16 Malheur à vous, conducteurs aveugles! Qui dites: Si quelqu’un jure par le temple, ce n’est rien; mais, si quelqu’un jure par l’or du temple, il est engagé.
17 Insensés et aveugles! Lequel est le plus grand, l’or, ou le temple qui sanctifie l’or?
18 Si quelqu’un, dites-vous encore, jure par l’autel, ce n’est rien; mais, si quelqu’un jure par l’offrande qui est sur l’autel, il est engagé.
19 Aveugles! Lequel est le plus grand, l’offrande, oul’autel qui sanctifie l’offrande?
20 Celui qui jure par l’autel jure par l’autel et par tout ce qui est dessus;
What Does Matthew 23:18 Mean?
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