Matthew 23:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.”

Matthew 23:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 23:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 23:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.”

Matthew 23:20 — World English Bible

Matthew 23:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.”

Matthew 23:20 — American Standard Version

Matthew 23:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;”

Matthew 23:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 23:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.”

Matthew 23:20 — Darby Translation

Matthew 23:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.”

Matthew 23:20 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 23:20 in Context — Matthew 23

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;

21 celui qui jure par le temple jure par le temple et par celui qui l’habite;

22 et celui qui jure par le ciel jure par le trône de Dieu et par celui qui y est assis.

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What Does Matthew 23:20 Mean?

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